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Doc. No.: FAO/TD/PPT14-EN
Roundtable Meeting on
Programme for the 2010 Round of Censuses of Agriculture
Budapest, Hungary, 23-27 November, 2009
Labour Data in the Agricultural
Census
Salar Tayyib,
Statistician, Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Food and
Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
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Problems with labour data on the
past
Concepts of employment and unemployment applied
to agriculture are difficult because of informal
arrangements for labour, different methods of
remuneration, and identifying what constitutes
economic work in the agricultural environment.
Farm labour requirements are seasonal and
therefore one needs to look at labour use over a
whole year.
Agricultural censuses have not been suitable
because it has not been possible to ask in-depth
questions.
The interpretation of unemployment where no work
is available.
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Changes to labour data in the
2010 programme
Ensure that concepts are in line with ILO
international standards.
Don’t include in core module because it is more
suitable to an in-depth sample survey.
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Theme 8: Farm Labour
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For each household member of working age
0801+
Activity status
For each economically active household member
0811+
Status in employment of main job
0812
Occupation of main job
0813+
Time worked in main job
0814+
Time worked on the holding
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Type of work done on the holding
For the holding
0821
Number of employees on the holding: time
worked and sex
0822+
Form of payment for employees
0823+
Use of contractors for work on the holding
according to type
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ILO “activity status” concept
Activity status
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Economically active
+ Employed (includes paid employment and
self-employment)
+ Unemployed
Not economically active
Issues:
Whether to measure current activity status or
usual activity status.
Age limits for activity status data.
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ILO “status in employment”
concept
Status in employment of main job
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Employee
Own-account worker
Contributing family worker
Member of producers’ cooperative
Issues:
Refers to the characteristics of a particular job.
Refers to the type of employment contract person
has for his/her job.
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Other labour items
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Occupation of main job – to be based on standard
occupation classification
Time worked in main job
Time worked on the holding
Number of employees on the holding
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Thank You!
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