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Improving labour market data sources in Myanmar through support to the National Labour Force and School-to-Work Transition Survey - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2525

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2525

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Data collection & analysis

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MOLES), Ministry of Education, and the Department of Population (DOP)

challenges:

Low capacity in implementing agencies, nearly eight month delay in mobilizing CTA, weak coordination mechanism between CSO and MOLES, inexperienced field workers had to be trained from basics of term and survey contents, weak linkages with other agencies.

success:

The Project’s good working relationship with MOLES, dedicated DOL staff who did not mind working longer hours and even over weekends when needed, willingness to learn new skills, ILO RBSA fund availability.

context:

At the design formulation stage, ILO was the only credible agency to support and implement the Project. ILO ROAP (Statistics) took lead role in putting together the Project Proposal (project document) in consultation with different agencies based in Nay Pyi Taw.

description:

Countries with no labour force survey for several years need a longer project duration so that the projects can make adequate social preparation and develop minimum technical and managerial capacity in implementing agencies. Ministry of Labour of Myanmar did their last labour force survey way back in 1990. Not until 2014, the country had its last Census of Population and Dwelling in 1983. This was the first of its kind attempt to conduct a labour force, child labour and school-to-work transition survey (all combined in one) with ILO’s technical and financial support. Original project duration was 18 months. This would have been feasible in a country with a well-established labour statistics system. Nearly eight months delay in mobilizing the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) did not help either. Eventually, ILO extended the Project by another 12 months. The Project should have undertaken an in-depth institutional analysis of the implementing partners and based on that designed the Project to be implemented over 30-36 months. This does not mean that the CTA should have been there for the entire duration. The Project should have focused on building technical and managerial capacity of the implementing partners.

administrative_issues:

Delay in mobilizing the CTA, No terms of reference for the budgeted consultants.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/219564

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location:

country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Improving labour market data sources in Myanmar through support to the National Labour Force and School-to-Work Transition Survey - Final Evaluation