Improving Labour Migration Statistics in Tanzania
Training in Labour Market Indicators and Labour Migration Statistics for Tanzania
11 August 2023
The training on labour market indicators and labour migration statistics for Tanzania was held from 7th to 11th August 2023 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop gathered a total of 18 representatives from the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician Zanzibar, and Prime Minister's Office – Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities.
The training enhanced participants' skills in generating accurate labour migration statistics, aligning them with the 19th and 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) guidelines. Moreover, training sessions covered a range of critical topics, including labour market indicators, international classifications, data quality considerations, and the analysis and presentation of statistics.
This training marked a step towards improving labour market and labour migration statistics in Tanzania and ensured alignment with international standards. It further resulted in a significant improvement in participants' knowledge, promising improved labour market statistics for Tanzania. Several key agreements were also reached in the meeting namely, the NBS committed to expediting its statistics to the 19th ICLS for labour market statistics publication and the ILO agreed to support, in sharing model questions from the 19th ICLS. Furthermore, a shared commitment was reached to develop a comprehensive Labour Market Information System (LMIS) encompassing both Tanzania Mainland and Tanzania-Zanzibar.
During the training, a pivotal side meeting also addressed Tanzania's transition from the 13th ICLS to the 19th and 20th ICLS guidelines concerning the production of labour market and labour migration statistics.
As Tanzania prepares for the Integrated Labour Force Survey 2023, the knowledge acquired, and agreements reached during this training program will undoubtedly contribute to the production of more reliable, comprehensive, and internationally aligned labour market statistics. This will contribute to evidence-based policymaking.
The training enhanced participants' skills in generating accurate labour migration statistics, aligning them with the 19th and 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) guidelines. Moreover, training sessions covered a range of critical topics, including labour market indicators, international classifications, data quality considerations, and the analysis and presentation of statistics.
This training marked a step towards improving labour market and labour migration statistics in Tanzania and ensured alignment with international standards. It further resulted in a significant improvement in participants' knowledge, promising improved labour market statistics for Tanzania. Several key agreements were also reached in the meeting namely, the NBS committed to expediting its statistics to the 19th ICLS for labour market statistics publication and the ILO agreed to support, in sharing model questions from the 19th ICLS. Furthermore, a shared commitment was reached to develop a comprehensive Labour Market Information System (LMIS) encompassing both Tanzania Mainland and Tanzania-Zanzibar.
During the training, a pivotal side meeting also addressed Tanzania's transition from the 13th ICLS to the 19th and 20th ICLS guidelines concerning the production of labour market and labour migration statistics.
As Tanzania prepares for the Integrated Labour Force Survey 2023, the knowledge acquired, and agreements reached during this training program will undoubtedly contribute to the production of more reliable, comprehensive, and internationally aligned labour market statistics. This will contribute to evidence-based policymaking.