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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Woman Participation in the Palestinian
Labour Market
Enaia Zidan
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Introduction
Labour Force Survey Objectives
Methodology of Labour force survey
Importance of measuring the economically active population
Production according to the SNA 1993
Gaps of Labour Force Survey
Relation between the production and work
Presentation about Palestinian Labour Market Participation
rate
Results and Recommendations
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Introduction
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• Back ground of Labour Force Survey
• Main indicators measured from the survey
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Survey Objectives
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• Provide basic information on the size and structure of the PLF.
• Provide a base for monitoring current trends and changes in the
Labour market and in employment situation.
• Supported by information on other aspects of economy
• Provides a basis for evaluation and analysis of macro-economic.
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policies.
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Survey Objectives
‫( الرئيسية‬Cont.)
‫المحتويات‬
• Provide a database series.
• Provides an opportunity to evaluate the overall framework of
policies that aims to develop the level of employment.
• Data collected on the labour market can be used for general
information and for academic studies.
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Methodology of Palestinian Labour Force Survey:
• Sampling frame.
• Sample size: about 7,563 households for each quarter.
• Sample design: two-stage stratified cluster random sample.
The first stage represents a random stratified sample from 481
enumeration areas of all Governorates. Each enumeration area, about
16 households are selected.
The second stage is stratification by type of locality; urban, rural and
refugee camps.
• Target population: all Palestinians aged 10 years and over living in
the Palestinian Territory.
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Survey Questionnaire:
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• The questionnaire included four parts.
Part one: Identification information.
Part two: Quality control.
Part three: Demographic data.
Part four: Employment part.
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Concepts and Definitions:
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• The concepts and definitions used in the Palestinian labour force
survey are adopted according to ILO standards definitions taking
in to account Palestinian society privacy. See our website:
www.pcbs.gov.ps
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Importance of Measuring the Economically Active Population
:
• Labour force participation rate is considered the main indicator of
the extent of labour market activity
• Measure effectiveness in the provision of employment
opportunities.
• An important indicator in understanding the behavior of the labour
market in many ways, according labour force supply and demand.
• Used for forecasting for future supply to the labour force.
• Developing policies for training needs.
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Production according to the System of National Accounts
‫الرئيسية‬
-SNA‫المحتويات‬
1993:
• Production of goods and services produced for sale. The price is
usually determined in the market and covers the production cost.
• All other goods and services that are usually sold in the market at
a specific price that covers the cost of the production, such as
government services and private nonprofit services, paid house
work for others.
• Certain types of goods produced for final household consumption
or fixed gross capital for private use.
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Relation between the Production and Work: ‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• Individuals are considered economically active only if they
contribute in the production of goods and services within the
production in the System of National Accounts.
• While the case in the labour force survey of considering
economically active individual was inclusion of all types of
employment, including work for short term and casual work, (by
using the concept working at least for one hour to expand the
domain).
• Household production for non marketing products.
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Gaps in the Labour Force Survey:
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• The Labour Force Survey is a proxy survey.
• Lack of sufficient information on the economic, semi economic
and non-economic activities that are practiced within the
household.
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Comprehensiveness of the Labour Force Survey for Women's
‫الرئيسية‬Work:
‫المحتويات‬
• The concepts of the Palestinian Labour Force Survey are
consistent with International Labour Organization concepts.
• A point of difference is when comparing the size of selfproduction of the household in accordance with the standards of
International Labour Organization (ILO).
• The production boundary of SNA, which is calculated for all
goods produced for consumption by the household, regardless of
their contribution to the total consumption of the household and
the repetition of the production.
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Status of the Palestinian Labour Market:
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• Before the year 2000 the Palestinian labour market.
• Since the end of September 2000, the Palestinian labour market .
• The prolonged closure and it’s effects.
• Unemployment rate increased sharply reached 40% at the end of
2000, whereas was 10% in the 3rd quarter 2000.
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Participation in the labour force:
Labour Force Participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 years and Over in
the Palestinian : Territory by Sex 1995-2007
Percentage
Males
80.0
70.0
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
66.9
11.2
68.7
69.0
11.0
11.5
70.3
11.3
70.7
12.3
70.1
12.7
66.8
10.3
65.4
10.4
Females
67.5
66.9
67.6
67.7
67.7
12.8
13.5
13.4
14.5
15.7
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
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‫المحتويات‬
Characteristics of Labour Force (Education Years of‫الرئيسية‬
Schooling)
Distribution of labour Force Participants Aged 15 Years and Over by
Years of Schooling and Sex, 2007
Males
80
71.1
71.6
Percentage
69.5
65.8
70
females
60
50
40
30
40.0
27.2
20
15.6
11.1
9.5
10
8.1
0
0
1-6
7-9
10-12
13+
Years of sclooing
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‫المحتويات‬
Characteristics of Labour Force (Education Years of‫الرئيسية‬
Schooling)
Unemployment Rate by Sex and Years of Schooling: 2007
Percentage
Males
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
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females
32.4
26.1
24.4
23.9
19.4
14.5
4.3
1.2
0
6.3
1-6
7-9
9.6
10-12
13+
Years of sclooing
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Characteristics of Labour Force (Age group )
Labour Force Participation Rate of Persons Aged 15 Years and Over in
the Palestinian Territory by Age and Sex: 2007
Percentage
92.4
95
85
75
65
55
45
35
25
15
5
88.4
Males
84.9
44.2
38.2
22.3
23.3
20.3
9.8
8.2
15-24
Females
25-34
35-44
45-54
55+
Age group
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Characteristics of Labour Force (Employment status)
Percentage Distribution of Employed Persons in the Palestinian
Territory by Employment Status and Sex, 2007
Males
Percentage
70
61.6
52.1
60
50
34.5
40
30
20
10
Females
26.8
12.8
4.8
6.8
0.6
0
Employer
Self employed
Wage employee
Unpaid family
member
Em ploym ent status
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‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
Characteristics of Labour Force (Employment status)
Percentage of Wage Employees in the Palestinian Territory by
Sex: 2000-2007
Percentage
70
Males
Females
68.1
61.7
65
64.2
60
58.9
58.6
57.7
60.0
60.3
61.6
61.2
56.7
55
55.9
55.0
54.9
50
2000
56.6
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
52.1
2007
Year
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Characteristics of Labour Force (Employment status)
Percentage of Unpaid Worker in the Palestinian Territory by Sex:
2000-2007
Males
Females
35
Percentage
30
34.5
32.2
33.5
32.6
25
26.8
20
30.8
31.5
29.0
15
10
5.2
6
6.6
7.0
6.4
6.0
6.7
6.6
5
0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Year
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Results and Recommendations:
‫المحتويات الرئيسية‬
• Women’s participation rate is very low compared with the other
countries in the region due to the Palestinian labour market being
not stable (current political and economic situation) which does
not encourage women to enter the labour market.
• There is a need to increase women's participation in the labour
market through, promotion programs that support working
women.
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