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Le marché du travail en République Démocratique du Congo en 2012 : principaux résultats de la phase 1 de l’enquête 1-2-3

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  • Grégoire Kankwanda

    (Institut National de la Statistique en RDC)

  • Timothée Makabu Ma Nkenda

    (Institut National de la Statistique en RDC)

  • Björn Nilsson

    (PSL, Université Paris-Dauphine, LEDa, UMR DIAL)

  • François Roubaud

    (DIAL, IRD, Paris)

  • Constance Torelli

    (INSEE, UMR DIAL)

  • Jean-Michel Wachsberger

    (Université Lille 3, UMR DIAL)

Abstract

(english) The second wave of the 1-2-3 survey was carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2012. It allows for important insights on basic socio-economic indicators for the first time since the first wave was carried out in 2004-2005. The present survey differs from the previous one in that a significantly larger number of households were surveyed, allowing for representativeness at the provincial level according to the new administrative division voted in the 2005 constitution. The Labour force survey, the first phase of the 1-2-3 survey, carried out in 2012 and conducted by the National Statistic Institute provides a detailed picture of the main characteristics of employment and unemployment in the country. This study, which presents the principal results of the survey, helps highlight the major structural characteristics of the urban and rural labour markets. By identifying their main shortcomings (early labour force participation for children, distortion between young people's expectations and real recruitment prospects, discrimination against women, inefficiency of placement services for the unemployed, generalisation of under-employment, the place of the informal sector, etc.), the study opens up new possibilities for defining policies designed to improve the way labour markets work in DRC. _________________________________ (français) La deuxième vague de l’enquête 1-2-3 a été réalisée à l’échelle nationale de la République démocratique du Congo en 2012 par l’Institut National de la Statistique. Elle fournit un aperçu des indicateurs socio-économiques de base depuis la réalisation de la première vague en 2004-2005. L’enquête de 2012 diffère de celle de 2004-2005 en ce qu’un nombre beaucoup plus important de ménages a été enquêté, fournissant une représentativité au niveau des 26 provinces établies selon le nouveau découpage administratif prévu dans la constitution de 2005. L’enquête emploi, première phase du dispositif d’enquête 1-2-3, donne une image détaillée des principales caractéristiques de l’activité, du chômage et des emplois dans le pays. Cette étude, qui présente les principaux résultats de l’enquête, met en évidence les faits saillants du marché du travail au niveau national. Pour affiner nos analyses, nous avons choisi deux entrées privilégiés : suivant le milieu de résidence (urbain et rural) et le genre. En mettant en lumière les défaillances les plus lourdes (mise au travail précoce des enfants, désajustements entre les attentes des jeunes et les perspectives réelles d’embauche, discrimination à l’encontre des femmes, inefficacité des services de placement des chômeurs, généralisation du sousemploi, place du secteur informel, etc.), l’analyse ouvre des pistes pour des recherches plus approfondies et pour la définition de politiques visant à améliorer le fonctionnement du marché du travail en RDC.

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  • Grégoire Kankwanda & Timothée Makabu Ma Nkenda & Björn Nilsson & François Roubaud & Constance Torelli & Jean-Michel Wachsberger, 2014. "Le marché du travail en République Démocratique du Congo en 2012 : principaux résultats de la phase 1 de l’enquête 1-2-3," Working Papers DT/2014/23, DIAL (Développement, Institutions et Mondialisation).
  • Handle: RePEc:dia:wpaper:dt201423
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    Keywords

    Travail; chômage; secteur informel; Afrique équatoriale; Labour; Unemployment; Informal Sector; Equatorial Africa.;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition

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