Labor Force Survey 2012, Economic Research Forum (ERF) Harmonization Data

West Bank and Gaza, 2012

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WBG_2012_LFS_v01_M_v01_A_ERF

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Economic Research Forum, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

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Employment contract in the main job (EMPCONT)

Data file: Palestine12-LFS IND-V1

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 119

End: 121

Width: 3

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Value	Category
100	Yes
110	Officially hired
120	Written contract for an unlimited duration
130	Written contract for a limited duration
140	Collective agreement
150	Verbal agreement
200	No contract
999	Not stated

Description

Definition

This variable should indicate whether the individual has an explicit (written or oral) or an implicit employment contract.

Universe

Employed individuals aged 10+

Others

Notes

GENERAL NOTES
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- Those reported to be officially hired are permanent workers at their main job. However, no official contract should be signed between them and their employers (e.g., governmental employees).
- Employees with a written contract for a limited duration are those for whom the main job will terminate after a fixed period of time or upon completion of a certain project/task.
- Employees with verbal or oral contracts are those for whom the main job started on the basis of a spoken agreement. Oral contracts are difficult to prove and enforce.
- The individuals for whom an employment contract would not be applicable given their employment status, should be coded 200 "No contract."
-This variable is important for measuring work stability, quality and decency.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC NOTES
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In the raw data, variable pw23h_a is provided for employees only, while for the employers and self-employed, the data is not collected.

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