^ANNEX-II

 

^{Fifth Meeting of the Expert Group}

On Informal Sector Statistics

^{(Delhi Group)}

 

^{DELHI, INDIA}

^{SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2001}

 

 

^{DETAILED AGENDA}

 

 

^{Venue                                       :               Conference Hall}

                                                                ^{Hotel Kanishka}

                                                                ^{19 Ashok Road}

^{New Delhi}

                                                                ^{Phone :  3344422}

^{Fax No: 3368242}

^{E-Mail:  Deptt. of   Statistics:  mpudos@bol.net.in}                                          

19 September 2001, Wednesday

 

^{09.30 – 10.15                                             Registration}

 

^{10.15- 11.00                                               Inaugural Session}

                                                               

                                                                ^{Chairperson:       Mr. K. V. Irniraya, Secretary, MOS &PI}

                                                               

^{Opening of the meeting}

^{·          Adoption of agenda}

^{·          Designation of Chairperson and rapporteurs for the technical sessions}

^{·          Administrative matters}

 

^{11.00-11.30                                                                        Coffee Break}

 

11.30-13.00     SESSION-I:  Application of the informal sector definition: treatment of persons at the borderline between own account workers and enterprises.

 

                                ^{Chairperson:                               Mr. Jacques Charms}

                               

                                ^{Rapporteur:                                Dr. G.M`. Boopathy}

 

 

Papers

 

^{1.                    Treatment of Out-workers in International Classification of Status in Employment – Loh Meng Kow, ESCAP}

^{2.                    Application of informal sector definition: home based workers – Mr. Suman Bery, NCAER}

^{3.                    Application of the Informal Sector Definition: treatment of persons at the borderline between own-account workers and employees – Jyong Lee, Bank of Korea}

^{4.                    Application of the Informal Sector Definition: treatment of persons at the borderline between own-account workers and employees - India}                 

 

^{13.00-14.00                                                Lunch}

 

^{14.00-15.30                                                SESSION I (Contd.)}

 

^{15.30-16.00                                                Coffee Break}

 

^{16.00- 17.30   SESSION II: :   Development of  criteria for the identification of persons in informal employment inside and outside the informal sector}

 

                                ^{Chairperson:                               Dr. N.S. Sastry}

                               

                                ^{Rapporteur:                                Dr. Rattan Chand}

 

Papers

 

^{1.                    Informal Sector and Informal Employment; Elements of a conceptual framework – Ralf Hussmanns, ILO}

^{2.                    Employment in the Informal Sector and Informal Employment: New Insights from Recent Surveys in India, Kenya and Tunisia, - Jacques Charmes & Jeemol Unni, WEIGO}

^{3.                    The Mexican Experience: Why Employment in the Informal Sector and vulnerable employment should not be deemed as one and the same – Rodrigo Negrete, INEGI}

^{4.                    Unorganized  Sector – National Commission on Labour}

^{5.                    Casual Employment in Australia, Zia Abbasi, ABS Australia Presented by Jacques Charmes}

 

^{20 September, 2001 Thursday}

 

^{9.30-11.00                 SESSION II (continued)}

 

^{11.00-11.30                                                                        Coffee Break}

 

^{11.30-13.00                                                SESSION II (Contd.)}

 

^{13.00-14.00                                                Lunch}

 

^{14.00-15.30                                                SESSION II (Contd.)}

                                                               

^{15.30-16.00                                                Coffee Break}

 

16.00-16.45      SESSION III: Sampling frames and designs for mixed household and enterprise surveys

 

                                ^{Chairperson:                               Mr. Ralf Hussmanns}

                               

                                ^{Rapporteur:                                Mr. P.S. Bose}

 

Papers

 

^{1.                    Sampling frame and designs for mixed household and Enterprise Survey - India}

 

^{21 September, 2001 Friday}

^{9.00-10.00                 SESSION IV: Evaluation of informal sector survey data and measures for quality improvement& Misc.}

 

                                ^{Chairperson:                               Mr. Loh Meng Kow}

               

                                ^{Rapporteur:                                Mr. G. C. Manna}

 

Papers

 

^{1.                    Evaluation of Informal Sector Survey Results – India}

 

10.00-11.15     SESSION V:  Country Experiences

 

                                ^{Chairperson:                               Mr. M. G. Sardana}

                               

                                ^{Rapporteur:                                Mr. T. V. Raman}

 

Papers

 

^{1.        Estimating the extent of Informal sector in the Nepalese Economy – Ganga Devi Dabadi, CBS Nepal}

^{2.        Poverty in the Informal Sector – Loh Meng Kow, ESCAP}

^{3.        Informal Sector Statistics in Indonesia.}

^{4.        Informal Sector Statistics in Thailand – Ms. Rajana Netsaengtip & Mr. Wilas Suwee, Thailand –  Presented by Jacques Charms}

^{5.     The Indian Informal Sector Survey: Approach and Results 1999-2000, India}

 

^{11.15 – 11.30                                             Coffee Break}

 

 

 

^{SESSION  VI}

 

^{11.30 – 13.00                             Discussions on Future Programmes of Work}

 

^{13.00-14.00                                Lunch}

 

^{14.00-15.30                                Concluding Session}

 

                                                ^{Presentation of Summary of Recommendations :}

^{Ralf Hussmanns, ILO}

 

^{Valedictory Address by Chairperson of the Group}

 

^{Vote of Thanks by Dr. N. S. Sastry, DG & CEO, N.S.S.O., India}

 

                               

 

^{Co-ordination team:}

 

                ^{Dr. G. Raveendran :     Chief Rapporteur}

                ^{Mr. P.H. Khopkar  :    Technical aspects}

                ^{Mr. A.K. Sharma   :    Administration aspects}