NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY

THE BUREAU OF CENSUS(BUCEN) WILL BE CONTRACTED BY ONE TO DESIGN A SURVEY THAT WILL USE A NATIONWIDE SAMPLING OF HOUSEHOLDS. THIS SURVEY WILL HELP TO DETERMINE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT LEVELS. BUCEN ADVISORS WILL REVIEW SURVEY PROGRESS AND ASSIST WITH ANY REDESIGN WORK. ONE WILL CONTRACT ADVISORS FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS TO ASSIST IN THE REDESIGN AND EXPANSION OF ITS ESTABLISHMENTS SURVEY. THIS SURVEY WILL BE TAKEN OF EMPLOYERS IN THE INDUSTRIAL, MINING, COMMENCE, CONSTRUCTION, AND PUBLIC SERVICES SECTORS AND WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SIZE AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE LABOR FORCE, NUMBER OF WORKERS IN VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES, NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED, AGGREGATE WAGES, AND RATES OF ABSENTEEISM AND JOB TURNOVER. A RESIDENT ADVISOR AND SHORT-TERM ADVISORS WILL ASSIST THE EMPLOYMENT UNIT OF ONAPLAN WITH: (1)A REVIEW OF THE EXISTING LITERATURE ON EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT/UNDEREMPLOYMENT; (2)ANALYSIS, SUMMARIZATION, AND CATALOGING OF EXISTING DOMINICAN DATA AND PUBLICATIONS ON EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT/UNDEREMPLOYMENT; (3)REVIEW OF ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYMENT AND FORMULATION OF GODR EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND STRATEGIES; (4)INITIATION OF STUDIES ON SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES; (5)REVIEW OF THE ONE SURVEY DATA AND REVISION OF THE SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES (IF NECESSARY). GRANT WILL ALSO FUND THE PROVISION OF 48 MAN MONTHS OF SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM TRAINING FOR ONE AND ONAPLAN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL IN THEUS AND THIRD COUNTRIES.