Tajikistan
Title of the survey
Labour reports. (Source of information: Report of the
Government of Tajikistan on the application of the Labour
Statistics Convention (No. 160) 1985).
Organization responsible
State Statistical Agency.
Periodicity of the survey
Monthly, quarterly and annual.
Objectives of the survey
To monitor the changes occurring in the levels of employment and
remuneration.
Main labour topics covered by the survey
Employment, earnings and hours of work.
Reference period
The month.
Coverage of the survey
Geographical
The whole country.
Industrial
All branches of economic activity, except the armed forces and
private household with employed persons.
Establishments
Enterprises of all types of size and ownership.
Persons
All employees.
Occupations
Data are not collected by individual occupation.
Concepts and definitions
Employment
Employees encompass all persons who are registered by their main
employment, whether permanent or temporary, on a full- or
part-time basis.
Employment data are compiled and processed quarterly.
Earnings
Data refer to gross monthly earnings of employees, before
deduction of employees' income and other taxes, contributions to
social security and pension schemes, union dues and other
employees' obligations. They include all wages and salaries for
time worked or work done, remuneration for time not worked,
commissions, allowances, regular bonuses and premiums and bonuses
and gratuities paid irregularly, in cash and in kind.
Data on earnings are compiled and processed monthly.
Wage / salary rates
They refer to basic wage and salary rates for normal hours of
work.
Hours of work
Data on normal hours of work are collected quarterly. Statutory
hours were set at 41 hours per week until May 1997; since then,
they have been reduced to 40 hours per week. In certain arduous
occupations, normal hours of work are limited to 35 hours per
week.
Classifications
Industrial
The data are classified according to the Council for Mutual
Economic Assistance (CMEA) industrial classification.
Occupational
Not relevant.
Others
The data are classified by region (oblast).
Sample size and design
Statistical unit
The observation unit is the enterprise, organisation or institution.
Survey universe / sample frame
Not available.
Sample design
The survey is based on a complete enumeration of enterprises,
organisations and institutions within the scope of the survey.
Labour Reports are transmitted and received by post.
Other information
Data supplied to the ILO for publication
The following data are published in the
Yearbook of Labour Statistics:
Average monthly earnings of employees by economic activity.
Other sources of data
A Survey on wages and hours of work by occupation is conducted
annually. It covers basic wage and salary rates and normal hours
of work for a limited number of occupations within specific
economic activities.