ASEAN Capacity-building Workshop on Labour Market Information and Analysis

Objectives of the meeting

Labour market information, and its analysis, is vital for understanding the nature of labour markets, of changes therein, and for the design, implementation and monitoring of economic, labour and social policies. The global economic crisis and its rapid impacts on the labour markets have in particular highlighted the importance of up-to-date and reliable labour market information and analysis to design timely and appropriate policy responses and benchmark progress.

In recognition, ASEAN Member Countries in the Socio-Cultural Blueprint have committed to “enhance capacity of governments to monitor labour markets and human resource indicators, and design social impact policies.” Given the needs and commitments of the ASEAN region, a workshop is with the objective of building capacities in the use of labour market information and analysis to inform economic, employment and social policy processes. The workshop is being organized by the Government of Brunei Darussalam in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, with the support of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the ILO Regional Office for Asia-Pacific.