Revision and enhancement of the labour market data sources: Towards setting up the labour market information system in Brunei Darussalam

The Project expects to assess and enhance the labour statistics system and statistical capacity of Brunei Darussalam to collect timely, reliable and consistent labour market statistics from different sources, setting up the foundation for the production of comprehensive labour market information. More specifically, the Project will assist in the: (i) preparation and implementation of the revised Labour Force Survey; (ii) revision of establishment survey reports, job seekers records and other relevant administrative sources; (iii) analysis of labour market statistics and decent work indicators; (iv) development of the Labour Market Information System’s framework, and (v) a comprehensive training will be given on all the above. The project should also help the ILO constituents, policy makers and major stakeholders in the country to have internationally comparable, comprehensive and up-to-date information to design sound labour and social policies reducing the time lag between decision-making and implementation processes. In addition, it will provide the Government with a full range of indicators measuring progress on Decent Work, with particular concerns on youth and youth employment and job seekers expectations. Furthermore, the information will be used to serve the national “Vision 2035”, especially in the development, monitoring and implementation of the National Human Resource Development Strategy in the next five years. Notably, the information obtained from the project should contribute to strengthening the competitiveness of the Brunei labour force in the expectation of the opening of the Asian Economic Community labour market, targeted for 2015. The Project will be implemented by ILO in collaboration with the Department of Statistics of the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE, Prime Minister’s Office), the Labour Department (Ministry of Home Affairs), and other major stakeholders of Brunei Darussalam. The Project implementation is planned for 24 months, from April 2014 to April 2016.

Project symbol

BRU/12/01/BRU

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

31/12/2017

End date

31/12/2019

Total allocation

359273

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

359273

Development Partners

Brunei, Prime Minister's Office

Country/Countries

Brunei Darussalam

Outcomes

Outcome A: Authoritative knowledge and high impact partnerships for promoting decent work