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  OVERVIEW

Overview for the ILMS Workshop

Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), the International Labour Organization (ILO), within the framework of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
signed between the two organizations, are organizing the 10th Workshop for International Labour Migration Statistics in the Asia-Pacific Region. Please refer to the information below for participation.
Date
30th(Mon) September–3rd(Thu) October 2024
Venue
HOTEL NARU SEOUL - MGALLERY, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Host
Statistics Korea (KOSTAT), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Accommodation
HOTEL NARU SEOUL - MGALLERY, Seoul, Republic of Korea

  PROGRAM

The 10th KOSTAT-ILO Workshop on International Labour Migration Statistics
in the Asia and Pacific Region

Day 1
Monday, September 30th , 2024
Time Contents
09:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:30(30m) Opening Ceremony
  • Opening Video: 10th Anniversary Celebration
  • Hyoung Il LEE, Commissioner, KOSTAT
  • Rafael Diez de MEDINA, Director, Department of Statistics, ILO
    • 10:30 – 10:40 Group Photo
    10:40 - 11:15
    (35m)     		Group dynamic: Ice-breaker
    PART I: Setting the context for ILMS: Past progress and future priorities
    11:15 -12:00
    (45m)     		Session 1: Main developments in international labour migration statistics over the past 10 years
  • Overview of ILO-KOSTAT collaboration in labour migration statistics, activities, and achievements over the past 10 years
  • Sooyoung KIM, Director, International Cooperation Division, KOSTAT
    A decade of progress in the international recommendations on statistics of international labour migration: Towards a comprehensive framework on statistics of international labour mobility
    Elisa BENES, Head, Rights Migration and Skills Statistics Unit, Statistics Department, ILO
  • Q&A
    		•
    12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
    13:30 - 15:30
    (2h)     		Session 2: 10 years of progress in improving the availability of ILMS at the global level
  • The ILMS database: current status, progress over 10 years and remaining gaps
  • The 2024 ILMS data compilation cycle
  • ILO global estimates of international migrant workers
    Andonirina RAKOTONARIVO, Labour Statistician, Statistics Department, ILO
  • Group Exercise (1 hour)
    		•
    15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break
    15:45 - 17:45
    (2h)     		Special Panel Discussion
    “Meeting current and future data needs on international labour migration and mobility: Stakeholders’ perspectives”.
    Panelists
  • Cheon Kyoung-gi, Ministry of Employment and Labor [Government]
  • Jang Juyoung, Immigration Policy Research Institute [Academia]
  • Yoo Ilho, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry [Employer]
  • Kang Dongwoo, Korea Labor Institute [Worker]
  • Tite Habiyakare & Peter Buwembo, ILO regional office [International Organization]
    • Moderator
    Elisa BENES, Head, Rights Migration and Skills Statistics Unit, Statistics Department, ILO
    18:00 Welcome Reception
    Day 2
    Tuesday, October 1st , 2024
    Time Contents
    PART II: Meeting the data needs on international labour migration
    9:30 - 10:30
    (60m)     		Session 3: Regional perspectives: Priority data needs in labour migration in Asia-Pacific region, recent developments, and challenges
  • Tite Habiyakare, Regional Labour Statistician, ILO RO Asia and the Pacific (20 min)

  • Peter Buwembo, Specialist Labour Statistician, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi (20 min)

  • Q&A (20 min)
    		•
    10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
    10:45 - 12:00
    (1h 15m)     		Session 4: Immigrant workers
  • International statistical standards and priority data (15 min)
    Elisa BENES, Head, Rights Migration and Skills Statistics Unit, Statistics Department, ILO

  • Country experiences using different sources
    Vardan Matevosyan, [Armenia, LM] (15 min)
    Kiran Malak Naidu, [Fiji, NSO] (15 min)
    Assem Karibayeva [Kazakhstan, NSO] (15 min)

  • Moderated discussion and Q&A (15 min)
    Peter Buwembo, Specialist Labour Statistician, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi
    • 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
    13:30 – 15:00
    (1h 30m)     		Session 5: Emigrant workers and Return international migrant workers
  • International statistical standards and priority data (25 min)
    Andonirina RAKOTONARIVO, Labour Statistician, Statistics Department, ILO

  • Country experiences using different sources
    Undral Lkhagva [Mongolia, NSO] (15 min)
    Nan Zhang [China, NSO] (15 min)
    Dinesha Chandani Wasantha Kumari [Sri Lanka, LM] (15 min)

  • Moderated discussion and Q&A (20 min)
    Tite Habiyakare, Regional Labour Statistician, ILO RO Asia and the Pacific
    • 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee break
    15:15 - 16:45
    (1h 30m)     		Session 6: Measuring migrant recruitment costs
  • Guidelines, practical resources and tools (25 min)
    Elisa BENES, Head, Rights Migration and Skills Statistics Unit, Statistics Department, ILO

  • Country experiences in measuring migrant recruitment costs
    Youngsim JEONG [Korea, NSO] (15 min)
    Mohammad Salim Saker [Bangladesh, NSO] (15 min)
    Kapil Dev Joshi [Nepal, NSO] (15 min)

  • Moderated discussion and Q&A (20 min)
    Peter Buwembo, Specialist Labour Statistician, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi
    • 16:45 - 17:00 Coffee Break
    17:00 - 17:50
    (50m)     		Special Session: Korea experience meeting priority data needs on international labour migration
  • Meeting the evolving data demands on labour migration: the experience of Korea (20 min)
    Younyoung Park, ILO-KOSTAT partnership
    Q&A (5 min)

  • Immigration and the Labor Market: A Research Experience with Data from Statistics Korea (20 min)
    SaeBom Kim, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Employment Information Service (KEIS)
    Q&A (5 min)
    • 18:00 - 19:00 Dinner
    Day 3
    Wednesday, October 2nd , 2024
    Time Contents
    9:30 -10:45
    (1h 15m)     		Session 7: Workers in temporary labour mobility
  • International statistical standards and priority data (15 min)
    Andonirina RAKOTONARIVO, Labour Statistician, Statistics Department, ILO

  • Country experiences using different sources
    Marperatina Natalie Sorepa McCarthy-Aimaasu [Samoa, LM] (15 min)
    Ecem Aydogan Akkurtes [Turkey, LM] (15 min)
    Allanov Ulugbek [Uzbekistan, LM] (15 min)

  • Moderated discussion and Q&A (15 min)
    Tite Habiyakare, Regional Labour Statistician, ILO RO Asia and the Pacific
    • 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Break
    PART III: Communicating statistics on international labour migration
    11:00 - 12:15
    (1h 15m)     		Session 8: Communication & Dissemination Strategy for ILMS
  • Data Visualization Case Study (20 min)
    Younyoung Park, ILO-KOSTAT partnership

  • Country experiences in communication and dissemination for ILMS
    Paata Shavishvili5 [Georgia, NSO] (15 min)
    Ali Dinomahar [Pakistan, NSO] (15 min)
    Kadriddin Ostonaev [Tajikistan, NSO] (15 min)

  • Discussion and Q&A (10 min)
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
    13:30 - 17:10
    (3h 40m)     		Session 9: Statistical Experience & Sharing
  • Group visit to Seoul Regional Statistical Office Center (2h 50 min)
    Youngsim Jeong & InGyeom Kim, International Cooperation Division, KOSTAT

  • Group Discussion (50 min)
    		•
    17:10 - 17:20 Coffee Break
    17:20 - 17:35
    (15m)     		Session 10: Closing of the Workshop
  • Highlights and main conclusion (5 min)
    Elisa BENES, Head, Rights Migration and Skills Statistics Unit, Statistics Department, ILO

  • Closing Remarks (10 min)
    Ju-hyun Lee, Director General, KOSTAT
    Rafael Diez de MEDINA, Director, Department of Statistics, ILO
    • 18:00-19:30 Dinner
    Day 4
    Thursday, October 3rd , 2024
    10:00 - 18:00 Field Trip

    Registration for the ILMS Workshop

    Below is the registration form for the two nominated individuals from each participant countries. Please click on the button below and fill out the required information. The form needs to be submitted by Friday, 7th June 2024. For any further inquiries or questions, please kindly contact Ms. Lia BAE (kostat.ilo2024@gmail.com) with a copy to Ms. Elisa BENES (benes@ilo.org) and Mr. Younyoung PARK (younyoungp@gmail.com).

      VENUE

    HOTEL NARU SEOUL

    MGALLERY

    Seoul, Republic of Korea

    TEL : +82 (0)2 6410 1000
    Address : 8 Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04176
    Website

    Restaurant Voisin

    Superb French cooking in a lively, contemporary setting

    Bar Voisin

    Our river-view bar inspired by an old-world pharmacy

    Lounge & Deck

    An elegant meeting place by day or night

    Mapo Eight

    Relax in our neighborhood café

    The Pool

    A lofty poolside perch for unsurpassed river vistas

    Naru Ballroom

    Naru Ballroom

    Meeting Room Gallery3

    Meeting Room Gallery4

    Rooms & Suites Superior

    Rooms & Suites Superior

    The 10th Workshop on International Labour Migration Statistics
    in the Asia and Pacific Region
      Government Complex-Daejeon, 189 Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35208, Republic of Korea
      070-8854-1879
      kostat.ilo2024@gmail.com