Overview
Identification
Country
PhilippinesTitle
Occupational Wages Survey 1997
Study Type
Enterprise/Establishment Survey Series Information
From 1989 to 1995, the OWS was conducted by the Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) to monitor the wage rates of 22 low paid occupations in 21 non-agricultural industries. Its objective was to generate wage estimates in aid to minimum wage determination.
In order to improve the retrieval rate, field operations were contracted out by the Bureau to the National Statistics Office beginning 1994. In 1996, however, no survey operations were conducted as its survey design was then being reviewed.
Recent developments towards globalization like the approval of the GATTWTO and the creation of the BIMP-EAGA however, pressed the need for employment and wage estimates that would address the emerging concerns of planners and policy makers. The BLES has, therefore, decided to redesign the OWS to focus on the wage rates of selected or key occupations, particularly in industries likely to be affected by the changing local and global economic structure. Thus, in 1997 the OWS was redesigned to yield more precise wage estimates for an expanded set of occupations in each industry. The new design is based on the 1992 Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) and the 1994 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC).
The revised OWS is an establishment-based survey. It is a complete enumeration of establishments with an average total employment of 50 or more persons in selected non-agricultural industries in the private sector.
The new series covers 52 non-agricultural industries under the 1994 PSIC from which data on total employment, distribution of time-rated workers on full-time basis, unionism and collective bargaining agreements shall be drawn.
Note: Refer to Enumerator's Manual Chapter I
ID Number PHL-BLES-OWS-1997-v1 |
Version
Version Description
v2: Edited data, for public distribution.
Overview
Abstract
A. Objectives
To generate statistics for wage and salary administration and for wage determination in collective bargaining negotiations.
B. Uses of Data
Inputs to wage, income, productivity and price policies, wage fixing and collective bargaining; occupational wage rates can be used to measure wage differentials, wage inequality in typical low wage and high wage occupations and for international comparability; industry data on basic pay and allowance can be used to measure wage differentials across industries, for investment decisions and as reference in periodic adjustments of minimum wages.
C. Main Topics Covered
Occupational wage rates
Median basic pay and median allowances of time-rate workers on full-time basis
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Units of Analysis
Establishment
Scope
Notes
The scope of the survey includes:
- Employment and wage rates of time rate workers on full time basis
- Employment and wage rates of time rate workers on full time basis in selected occupations
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
|
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT [3]
| CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
|
working conditions [3.6]/wage rates
| CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National coverage, 16 administrative regions
Geographic Unit
National Capital Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
Region I - Ilocos Region
Region II- Cagayan Valley
Region III- Central Luzon
Region IV - Southern Tagalog
Region V - Bicol Region
Region VI - Western Visayas
Region VII - Central Visayas
Region VIII - Eastern Visayas
Region IX - Western Mindanao
Region X - Northern Mindanao
Region XI - Southern Mindanao
Region XII - Central Mindanao
Caraga
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Universe
All establishments with an average total employment of 50 or more persons in selected non-agricultural industries in the private sector.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
| Department of Labor and Employment |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics
| BLES | |
Other Acknowledgements
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
|
National Statistics Office Central Office, Regional Centers and Provincial Offices
| | Data collection |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|
| Earl Joseph S. Cabahug | EJSC | Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics | Documenter |
| Rosario G. Fajardo | RGF | Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics | Reviewer |
Date of Metadata Production
2010-05-17
DDI Document Version
Version 1
DDI Document ID
DDI-PHL-BLES-OWS-1997-v1
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