DELHI, INDIA
SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2001
Venue
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DETAILED AGENDA
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| Conference Hall |
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Hotel Kanishka |
| 19 Ashok Road |
| New Delhi |
| Phone : 3344422 |
| Fax No: 3368242 |
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 |
Paper:
- Treatment of Out-Workers in International Classification of Status in Employment – Loh Meng Kow, ESCAP
- Application of informal sector definition: Home based workers – Mr. Suman Bery, NCAER
- Application of the Informal Sector Definition: Treatment of persons at the borderline between own-account workers and employees – Jyong Lee, Bank of Korea
- 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
- Informal Sector and Informal Employment; Elements of a conceptual framework – Ralf Hussmanns, ILO
- Employment in the Informal Sector and Informal Employment: New Insights from Recent Surveys in India, Kenya and Tunisia, - Jacques Charmes & Jeemol Unni, WEIGO
- The Mexican Experience: Why Employment in the Informal Sector and vulnerable employment should not be deemed as one and the same – Rodrigo Negrete, INEGI
- Unorganized Sector – National Commission on Labour
- 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
- 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
- Evaluation of Informal Sector Survey Results – India&n
| 10.00-11.15 |
SESSION V: Country Experiences |
| Chairperson: |
Mr. M. G. Sardana |
| Rapporteur: |
Mr. T. V. Raman |
Papers
- Estimating the extent of Informal sector in the Nepalese Economy – Ganga Devi Dabadi, CBS Nepal
- Poverty in the Informal Sector – Loh Meng Kow, ESCAP
- Informal Sector Statistics in Indonesia.
- Informal Sector Statistics in Thailand – Ms.Rajana Netsaengtip & Mr.Wilas Suwee, Thailand – Presented by Jacques Charms
- 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 |
