The National statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus took part in the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians
17.10.2018The 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians is being held in Geneva from 10 to 19 October 2018.
The Republic of Belarus is represented at the event by the Deputy Chair of the National statistical Committee Ms Elena Kukharevich and the Head of the Department of labor statistics Ms Irina Bondarenko.
Photo: Ms Elena Kukharevich and Mr Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization
The International Conference of Labour Statisticians has been held under the auspices of the International labour organization since 1923, once every five years.
ICLS develops international standards in the field of labour statistics, identifies key aspects of its further development and serves as a guide in the preparation of national statistical programs, methods of data collection.
During this event, it is planned to adopt the updated version of the International classification of employment status, approved by the Conference in 1993 (ICRP-93). This will allow, inter alia, to provide objective information on the growth of non-standard forms of employment.
The participation of Belarus in such international event of this level makes it possible to demonstrate the results of the work of statistical agencies and participate in the formulation of a policy in the field of labor statistics. In the framework of the conference the delegation of Belarus took part in the discussion of planned changes in the current standard for labor relations statistics, and also exchanged experience of working with countries and ILO experts on issues related to statistics on labor activity, employment and under-utilization of the workforce.
