ANNEX - II
Seventh Meeting of the Expert Group
(Delhi Group)
New Delhi, INDIA
FEBRUARY 2 – 4, 2004
AGENDA
Venue : Room No.: 479, Hotel Ashoka, Chanakya Puri,
New Delhi
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2 February 2004 |
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10.00 – 11.00 |
Registration |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Inaugural Session |
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Chairperson: Dr. Adarsh Kishore, Chairman of the
Delhi Group |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Tea/ Coffee Break |
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12.00 – 13.00 |
SESSION-1: Defining
Informal Employment and Methodologies for its measurement |
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Chairperson: Mr. Jacques Charmes |
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Rapporteur: Mr. G.C. Manna |
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Papers |
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1. |
Statistical definition of
Informal Employment:Guidelines endorsed by 17th ICLS (2003) – Ralf
Hussmanns, ILO |
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Estimation of Informal
Employment in India 1999-2000 through Application of ILO conceptual framework
on NSS Data – Dr. N.S. Sastry. |
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Measurement of Informal Economy in Malaysia – S.A.Rahman & A.F.Mohammad |
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Defining Informal Employment and Methodologies for its
measurement and some results – K.P. Shrestha, Nepal |
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Defining Informal Employment and
Methodologies fot its Measurement – Mekonen Tesfaye, Ethiopia. |
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13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 15.00 |
SESSION-1 (Contd.) |
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15.00 – 15.30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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15.30 – 17.00 |
SESSION-2: Improving
the quality of Informal Sector Statistics - Country experience |
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Chairperson: Ms.
Joann Vanek |
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Rapporteur: Dr.
G.M. Boopathy |
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Papers |
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Data Collection on the Informal Sector: a Review of
Concepts and Methods Used Since the Adoption of an International Definition
Towards a Better Comparability of Available Statistics – Jacques Charmes |
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Improving the quality of Informal Sector Statistics:
Fiji Experience – Nilima Lal |
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Improving the quality of Informal Sector Statistics:
Namibia – Panduleni Kali |
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Informal Sector Statistics and Supporting Surveys:
Indonesia Experience – Rusman Heriawan |
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Impact of Policy Changes on the Informal Economy:
Informalisation – A Sect oral Perspective - NCAER |
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Informal Sector – the Moroccan Experience |
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The Cameroun Experience of the Informal Sector –
Appolinaire Kinge |
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3 February 2004 |
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9.30 – 11.00 |
SESSION-2 (Contd.) |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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11.30 – 13.00 |
SESSION-3: Measurement of Informal Economy through income and
expenditure surveys. |
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Chairperson: Mr. Ralf Hussmanns |
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Rapporteur: Dr. Gulab Singh |
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Papers |
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Links among Employment in
Informal Sector, Poverty and Gender – Dr. N.S. Sastry |
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Contribution of Informal Sector
and Informal Employment in Indian Economy – V.Saha, A. Kar & T. Baskaran. |
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Non-observed economy and methods
of its measurement and assessment in statistical practice of Azerbaijan – N.
Suleymanov. |
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Estimation of Employment and
Value added of Informal Sector in Pakistan – Pietro Gennari |
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International Classification of
Statistics for Time Use Survey – Ms. Clare Menozzi |
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13.00 -- 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
SESSION-3: (Contd.) |
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15.30–16.00 |
Tea/Coffee Break |
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4 February 2004 |
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9.30 -13.00 |
Report Preparation |
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13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00-15.00 |
SESSION-4, Future Work. |
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Chairperson: Dr. N.S. Sastry |
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Rapporteur: Dr. A.K. Yogi |
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15.00-16.00 |
Tea/Cofffee Break |
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16.00 – 17.00 |
SESSION-5: Concluding session |
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Chairperson: Dr. Adarsh Kishore, Chairman of the
Delhi Group |
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Presentation of Summary of
Recommendations |
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Valedictory Address by the
Chairperson |
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Vote of thanks |
Chief
Rapporteur : Dr. A.K. Yogi