ANNEX - II

Sixth Meeting of the Expert Group

On Informal Sector Statistics

(Delhi Group)

 

IBGE, Brazil

SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2002

 

AGENDA 

 

Venue :  Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

16 September 2002, Monday

 

10.00-11.00               Registration

 

11.00- 11.30              Inaugural Session

                                               

                                    Chairperson: Mr. K.K.Jaswal, Chairman of the Delhi Group    

                                               

·  Inaugural Address: Mr. Sergio Besserman Vianna

·        Adoption of agenda

·        Designation of Chairpersons and rapporteurs for the technical sessions

 

11.30-11.45               Tea/ Coffee Break

 

11.45-13.00 SESSION-I:  Case studies on the operationalisation of the concept of "Informal Employment" as distinct from "Informal Sector Employment"

                       

Chairperson: Ms. Joann Vanek

                       

                                    Rapporteur:   Dr. Denise Britz

 

Papers

 

1.      A labour force survey module on informal employment, (including employment in informal sector) as a tool for enhancing the International comparability of data (Part-I) - Ralf Hussmanns, ILO

2.   Testing the conceptual Frame Work of Informal Employment - A case study of India – Dr. G. Raveendran, India

3.   The concepts of Informal Sector and Informal Employment, An Application for Brazil – Angela Filgueiras Jorge & Lucilia Valadao, IBGE

13.00-14.00               LunchBreak

 

14.00-15.30               SESSION I (Contd.)

 

15.30-15.45               Tea/Coffee Break

 

15.45- 17.30   SESSION II:  Linkages of Informal Sector Statistics with Income and Expenditure and Poverty Statistics

 

                                    Chairperson: Mr. Ralf Hussmanns   

                                    Rapporteur:   Dr. G. Raveendran  

 

Papers

 

1.      Analysis linking data on work in informal employment and poverty : case study of India – Dr. N.S. Sastry, WIEGO

2.      Operationalisation from the point of view of the policy maker - Mr. Lourdes Ferran.

 

17 September, 2002 Tuesday

 

9.00-10.15                 SESSION II (continued)                                                                              

 

1.   Rethinking Informal Economy in Rio de Janeiro Slums - Dr. Denise Britz do Nascimento Silva, IBGE

 

10.15‑10.45               SESSION I (continued)          

 

1.   Testing the conceptual Framework of Informal Employment – A case Study of Mexico- Rodrigo Negrete (presented by Ralf Hussmanns)

2.   Measuring Informal Employment; illustration from case studies- National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India (presented by Dr. G. Raveendran)

 

11.00-11.15               Tea/Coffee Break

 

11.15-13.00 SESSION III: Establishment of Comparable Data Sets on Informal Sector

 

                        Chairperson: Ms. Maria Martha Mallard Mayer

                        Rapporteur:   Ms. Nilima Lal      

Papers

 

1.      Preservation of Micro-data at the National Level: Case Study of India – Dr. N. S. Sastry, WIEGO

2.      A labour force survey module on informal employment (including employment in the informal sector) as a tool for enhancing the International comparability of data (Part-II) – Ralf Hussmanns & Ms. Brigitte du Jeu.

3.   Presentation of project proposals received from some of the countries - (presented by Dr. G. Raveendran)

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13.00-14.00               LunchBreak

 

14.00-15.30 SESSION IV: Methods & procedures for the collection of Informal Sector Statistics on a regular basis including preparation of a manual

 

                        Chairperson: Dr. N.S. Sastry    

                                    Rapporteur:   Mr. Ralf Hussmanns   

 

Papers

 

1.   Improved statistics on the Informal Economy. User needs - Martha Chen, Margarita Guerrero and Joann Vanek, WIEGO

2.      A Review of National Survey and Possible Contents of a Manual – Dr. G. Raveendran, India

 

15.30-15.45               Tea/Coffee Break

 

15.45-17.30               SESSION IV (contd.)

 

18 September, 2002 Wednesday

10.00-11.30 SESSION V: Discussions on Future Programme of Work

 

                        Chairperson: Mr. K.K. Jaswal   

                        Rapporteur:   Dr. G. Raveendran  

 

11.30-12.00               Tea/Coffee Break

 

12.00-13.00 SESSION VI: Concluding Session

 

Chairperson: Mr. K. K. Jaswal, Chairman of the Delhi Group

 

13.00-14.00               LunchBreak

 

14.00-16.30               Presentation of Summary of Recommendations

        

Valedictory Address by the Chairperson

 

                                    Vote of thanks.                   

 

16.30 – 16.45            Tea/Coffee Break