Labour Market Policy Inventory in ASEAN

The overall objective of the market inventory research is to strengthen the technical capacity of the ASEAN countries in collecting and using data on employment and social protection with a view to develop appropriate policies and actions in the face of regional and international trade integration. To achieve this overall objective, the project will focus on three main pillars of intervention: i) Set up and maintain the database of employment, social protection and social dialogue policy responses at the ASEAN regional level This will be done through the update of the existing ILO inventory database, using the same survey questionnaire for all ASEAN countries and their main trading partners (at least 35 countries) including Switzerland. The updated database will enable national policy makers (i.e. Trade Ministries, Labour Ministries) to identify the challenges brought about by economic and trade integration for the enterprises and workers. The database will be also used to track policy responses in ASEAN countries related to the economic and trade integration process. This will involve technical and methodological inputs from the ILO research team so as to set up the database and train statisticians, Labour Ministries or local researchers in the regular update and maintenance of the database. ii) Assess the potential impact of specific policy measures in selected countries (focus on Vietnam and Indonesia), and develop policy recommendations addressing labor market priorities This will involve supporting labour market institutions in the region with a special focus on Indonesia and Vietnam through the development of employment projections, social security modules, and labour market programmes evaluation.

Project symbol

RAS/15/06/SWI

Admin unit

RESEARCH

Start date

05/11/2015

End date

31/03/2019

Total allocation

1012536

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

991903

Development Partners

Switzerland, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs

Country/Countries

Asia and the Pacific - regional
Global

Outcomes

Advocacy for decent work
More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects