6. Data sources, indicators and future work

195. The draft resolution provides advice in the section on data sources and guidelines for data collection on the frequency of data collection for statistics on different aspects of work relationships for the different forms of work, on the suitability of different types of data source and on the level of detail that might be collected in different data sources. Detailed information on data collection is provided in the Data Collection Guidelines to be made available as a room document. 

196. Indicators relevant for labour market analysis are proposed for employment in the main job for all categories in ICSE-18 based on headcounts, usual hours worked as a measure of volume and the share of each category in total employment. Indicators for secondary jobs are proposed for ICSE-18 categories related to non-standard employment, in order to reflect the prevalence of non-standard employment among multiple job holders. 

197. The ratios of dependent contractors to employees and to independent workers are proposed to provide comparability between countries when the shares of employees and independent workers in total employment is significantly different. The subcategories of employees as a share of all employees also allows for meaningful comparison between countries. 

198. The ratio of employees with a non-permanent main job to total employees in a main job provides information about the proportion of employees in temporary employment. Two sets of indicators provide information related to the duration of employment, in order to complement the information classified by status in employment, especially for temporary and casual employees. 

199. Separate indicators for own-use production of goods and for own-use provision of services are proposed using the relevant ICSaW-18 categories, to provide information about the authority and levels of participation in own-use production of different population groups, including men, women and young people. 

200. Indicators are also proposed to provide information about the numbers, hours worked and proportions of paid and unpaid apprentices, trainees and interns, and the relative importance of each of these groups in relation to each other. Similar indicators are proposed for direct volunteers and organization-based volunteers, using the working-age population as a denominator. Indicators for the three categories of employees with multiparty employment arrangements are proposed using total employment or all employees as denominators. In view of the different characteristics of each of these groups, a total for employees with multi-party arrangement is not proposed. 

201. The importance of disaggregation of all indicators by sex, age and other characteristics relevant for national purposes is stressed. 

202. The section on future work stresses the importance of working collaboratively with countries and organizations to support implementation of the resolution. It focuses on the need to update and maintain the data collection guidelines and to provide technical manuals, model data collection instruments and technical support to countries. It also points to the need for further methodological and conceptual development work to support implementation of the resolution and to extend the standards to include the measurement of employment that is intermediated through the Internet in the so-called “gig economy”