E-Learning course on Measuring and Analysing Labour Migration

Globalization, demographic shifts, conflicts, income inequalities and climate change will encourage ever more people to cross borders in search of employment and security. Labour migration affects most countries in the world, and migrant workers contribute greatly to development, both in countries of origin and countries of destination. Yet, the migration process entails complex challenges in terms of fair and effective governance, migrant workers’ protection, migration and sustainable development linkages and international cooperation. The need to improve the knowledge base in the area of labour statistics, particular labour migration statistics will contribute to a better understanding of the underlying causes of poverty and social exclusion. In this context, various countries have put in their priorities the development of evidence-based policies as part their reporting on progress on different Agenda 2063/SDGs target; more specifically to get information on decent work deficits among the residents’ population as well as migrants. Hence, accurate, robust and timely data collected in line with the international standards, are necessary to build effective labour migration policies, essential to improve the welfare of international migrant workers and address the challenges related to international labour migration, globally and at the national level. Finally, in order to assess the level of policy coherence among employment and labour migration policies and identify where current and potential challenges remain, there is a need to collect and analyse, in a systematic way and to the extent possible, appropriate quantitative and qualitative information. In this regard, the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) in partnership with the ILO Department of Statistics and with the Labour Migration Branch of the International Labour Organization are proud to present the course E-Learning on Measuring and Analysing Labour Migration. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the course is to “to equip national and international stakeholders with the necessary capacities to better measure and analyse international labour migration and produce timely, high-quality, updated international labour migration statistics, to report on the critical indicators of labour migration statistics based on the implementation of international statistical standards and guidelines for evidence-based policy-making.” Upon completion of the course, participants will have: • Enhanced understanding about the basic definitions, terminologies, and resolutions of labour statistics; • Acquired a better understanding of labour statistics and indicators aligned to the ICLS Guidelines concerning statistics of international labour migration, as well as the approved SDG indicator 10.7.1 measuring the recruitment costs impacting on migrant workers; • Analysed different methods and tools related to quantitative and qualitative methods needed to produce regular, accurately, and timely reports concerning labour statistics that include the Labour migration module (ILMS questionnaire); • Attained a comprehensive understanding of the latest international standards and practices in official statistics for better-coordinated data collection related labour migration statistics; • Enriched understanding of the necessary institutional mechanisms, policy frameworks, and coordination instruments for better production and dissemination of migration labour statistics for evidence-based policymaking CONTENT • Linking labour migration data to evidence-based policies; • Statistics on international labour migration: Key international recommendations, concepts, definitions, and priority groups; • Statistics on international labour migration: main indicators, disaggregation variables and data sources; • Household survey modules to measure international labour migration; • Measuring SDG 10.7.1 in household surveys; • Building national and regional labour market information systems covering labour migration; • The population census for statistics on international labour migration; • Survey sampling considerations for quality data on labour migration; • Administrative data sources to measure migration; • The ILO global and regional estimates on international migrant workers; • Experiences of migrant workers during COVID-19 in ASEAN • Impact of Covid-19 on labour migration in Korea • What do the ILMS data tell us on labour migration in ASEAN?; ACHIEVEMENT All participants were required to submit a final exam by the end of the six course modules covering the technical lessons of the six weeks. The final exam was one half of the assessment criteria used for the certification of participants at the end of the course and amounted to 50% of the total grade. The other 50% was graded based on the group project assignment. Those who submitted the final exam and submitted successfully the group project with a total passing grade of (60%) were awarded a certificate of achievement for their efforts. Those who have not, were awarded a certificate of participation only.