Decent Work Workers Survey - Data Collection Overview

General Database Information

Full name

Decent Work Workers Survey

Aims

The Decent Work projects aims to allow employees to check whether their wages and working conditions are compliant to the national Labour Law and the Minimum Wage rates in their countries. The Decent Work Employers Survey collects data regarding the factories and workplaces of the employees included in the Decent Work Workers Survey.

Data used for...

  • Research
  • Data visuals

Countries covered

Ethiopia, Indonesia, Uganda

Languages

Amharic, Indonesian, English

Data collection method

Face-to-face surveys

Data time frame

2017 - ongoing

Data updating policy

Ongoing

Sampling Frame

Random workers are interviewed in selected RMG, textile and leather factories.

Nr. of Observations

Over 16,000 survey intakes

Data Access

Data archive

Pieces of the dataset are available via Zenodo. Interested in the full dataset for research purposes? Please reach out to the WageIndicator team via helpdesk@wageindicator.org 

DOI code

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4779022

Data visuals

Data Visuals at WageIndicator

Codebook/Manual

Tijdens, K.G. (2021) A survey of decent work in Indonesia, Ethiopia, and Uganda. Codebook and Explanatory Note. Amsterdam, WageIndicator Foundation.

Long list variables used

Region, occupation

Formats

SPSS, Excel, Stata 

Citation

WageIndicator Decent Work Check Survey [year, country, sector] 

Additional Information

Ethical Approval

Ethical letter EC 20220321040301

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