Statistics Korea and International Labour Organization Hold Virtual Workshop on Labor Mobility Statistics

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Statistics Korea announced on the 12th that it is holding the '6th International Labour Migration Statistics Workshop' via video conference until the 15th in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO). Statistics Korea and the ILO conduct the workshop annually to enhance capabilities in international labour migration statistics.

The workshop consists of a total of 11 sessions, covering topics such as the ILO's 'policy framework and its application during the COVID-19 situation' for producing international labour migration statistics, 'data collection strategies,' and 'the feasibility of applying new measurement methods by country.'

This year's workshop will share the status of foreign workers who were unable to migrate due to restrictions on cross-border movement amid the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and discuss more accurate methods for measuring international labour migration.

Kim Kwangseop, Deputy Director of Statistics Korea, said in his opening remarks, "It is the mission of the international statistical community to promptly measure the impact of border closures caused by COVID-19 on employment sites and to provide basic data necessary for policy formulation for foreign workers by country."

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