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Employment and occupation
The right to work and equality in employment and occupations Non-discrimination in employment and occupations
Discrimination based on indigenous identity or background in respect to access to recruitment and terms and conditions of employment prohibited in national legislation (I27)

Structural indicator
Does national legislation prohibit discrimination based on indigenous identity or background with respect to access to recruitment and terms and conditions of employment? Q104(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous peoples enjoy non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation – here by uncovering whether states protect indigenous peoples from such discrimination with legislation that specifically prohibits it.
Indigenous individuals are regularly faced with discrimination in the labour market, i.e. experiencing practices that impair their equality of opportunity and treatment in employment or occupation. Discrimination may occur when recruitment decisions are being made, but also in respect of terms of conditions of employment, including pay and other working conditions. Article 17(3) of UNDRIP states that "Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to any discriminatory conditions of labour and, inter alia, employment or salary."
Data source: National labour laws and policies.
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, and if ‘Yes’, provide references to the laws and policies and their provisions in this respect in the comment box.

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24) employed in the formal sector (I56)

Outcome indicator
What is the employment rate of young indigenous men and women in the formal sector? Q107(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous youth enjoys non-discrimination in employment and occupations – here specifically looking at indigenous peoples’ access to jobs in the formal sector. Employment in the formal sector is understood here as jobs with normal work hours and regular wages, that are recognized as income sources on which taxes must be paid.
According to the ILO, workers in the informal economy face higher risks of poverty and vulnerability, than those employed in the formal sector. They are not recognized, registered or protected under national labour law and social protection, wherefore they are not able to enjoy, exercise and defend their fundamental rights like people employed in the formal sector.
Data source: Employment statistics from the National Statistical Office, if data is disaggregated by ethnicity / indigenous identifier.
If data is available, please record the employment rate of indigenous men and women in the given answer boxes – and if no data is available, please write ‘0’ (zero) in the ‘No data’ box. Use the comment box to provide additional information, as relevant.

Approximately, how many young men and women (15-24 years) in your community/people are employed in the formal sector (i.e. have jobs with normal work hours and regular wages, that are recognized as income sources on which income taxes must be paid)? Q126(LCS)

Please indicate how many young people are employed in salaried jobs? This question is very specific in order to make sure respondents only assess how many young people are 'formally employed'.
The response options are the following, for young women and men respectively:
·       None = Nobody (0%)
·       One out of five = a few people (up to 20 %)
·       Two out of five = a bit less than half (up to 40%)
·       Three out of five = a bit more than half (up to 60 %)
·       Four out of five = most people (up to 80%)
·       Five out of five = everybody (up to 100 %)
·       No data available
The facilitator may have to help making this assessment, based on the community’s discussions.

Opportunity to gain a living by traditional occupation or work, which is freely chosen or accepted
Special measures to promote employment of indigenous youth (I36)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 15
Has the State developed special measures to promote employment of indigenous youth? Q105(LNS)

This question monitors indigenous peoples’ opportunity to gain a living by work which is freely chosen or accepted, including traditional occupations – here by looking specifically at States’ implementation of special measures to advance effective equality of indigenous youth in their employment situation.
Given the discrimination that indigenous youth face on the labour market, special measures are needed that aim to achieve effective equality in order to ensure that they enjoy all human rights,on an equal footing with others. In the outcome document of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, states have committed to support the empowerment and capacity building of indigenous youth, including in the area of employment (para. 15).
Data source: Action plans and programmes of work of from e.g the Ministry of labour/ Ministry of education / Ministry of Children and Youth affairs, or other relevant ministries or national agencies. Has the government taken any specific initiatives in the form of courses, campaigns, or other measures to promote employment of indigenous youth?
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, and provide additional information and references in the comment box if the answer is ‘yes’.

Status and trends in traditional occupations (I138)

Outcome indicator
Which are the most important traditional occupations performed by women in your people/community (list up to five)? Q118(LCS)

Please indicate what the traditional occupations women in your community / people perform the most are?
Traditional occupations or livelihoods are the economic and productive activities that have been practiced by successive generations within your people or community. These can be both subsistence or market-oriented. Traditional occupations comprise for example small-scale farmers, weavers, ceramists, artisans, healers, midwives, hunters, fishermen, cattle herders and many others.
You are asked to identify up to five traditional occupations performed by women in your people or community. These need not to be full-time occupations but can be occupations that women perform in combination with other activities.
Methodologically, it is important to discuss with a broad sample of women in order to identify these main occupations. You are asked to enter the name of these occupations in the textboxes, in the order of importance as identified by the women. If there is less variety in your people/community’s traditional occupations, you simply enter fewer than five.

How has the importance of these traditional occupations for women changed over the last 20 years? Q119(LCS)


Please indicate whether these traditional occupations are still practiced by women in your people/community – and how important they are today? You are asked to assess to what extent such practices are in use - now, as compared to 20 years ago.
To have a clear, common understanding of what we mean by '20 years ago', please start by identifying a reference point that marks what year we talk about (e.g. the birth of a 20-year-old person, or the like). Then discuss what traditional occupations women practiced back then? Are these practices still common today, or less frequent?
You are given four response options, and asked to assess the changes in importance of each of the (up to) five traditional occupations listed in the previous question as the most important ones:
·       It has no importance any longer = the practice of this traditional occupation has been abandoned by all generations of women in your people/community.
·       The importance has diminished = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced less frequently, it is less important for the economy or food security of the people/community or is performed by fewer women.
·       The importance remains the same = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced equally frequently, it has the same importance for the economy or for food security or has the approximately the same number of practitioners.
·       The importance has increased = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced more frequently, it has more importance for the economy or for food security, or is practiced by more women.

What are the main barriers or restrictions for performing these traditional occupations today? Q120(LCS)

Pleaseidentify the factor(s) that constitute barriers or restrictions for practicing each of the five traditional occupations that are most important for women in your community / people, and tick the relevant boxes below.
Please note that you can tick as many boxes as relevant., and use the text box to add additional barriers identified:
The response options are:
·       Restrictions in access to land and resources = your rights to traditional land and resources are not duly recognized and you face restriction in your access
·       Scarcity of land and resources = due to demographic growth, over-exploitation or other factors, land or certain resources have been depleted or become scarce.
·       Climate change = climate change have led to changes in the environment, flora and fauna, agricultural cycle, social patterns or others, with negative impact on traditional resources.
·       Limited market access = the physical distance to the market, lack of economic resources, dependency on middle-men etc. limits your access to market your products.
·       Limited access to credit = people cannot get access to credit that would have allowed them to make the investments needed to build up meaningful production based on traditional practices
·       Limited relevance of traditional occupations = some traditional occupations may have become irrelevant, either because certain practices are no longer followed by the people/community (e.g. traditional healers), traditional products have been replaced by industrialized products (e.g. clothes) or simply because youth prefer other occupations.

Which are the most important traditional occupations performed by men in your people/community (list up to five)? Q121(LCS)

Please indicate what the traditional occupations men in your community / people perform the most are?
Traditional occupations or livelihoods are the economic and productive activities that have been practiced by successive generations within your people or community. These can be both subsistence or market-oriented. Traditional occupations comprise for example small-scale farmers, weavers, ceramists, artisans, healers, midwives, hunters, fishermen, cattle herders and many others.
You are asked to identify up to five traditional occupations performed by men in your people or community. These need not to be full-time occupations but can be occupations that women perform in combination with other activities.
Methodologically, it is important to discuss with a broad sample of men in order to identify these main occupations. You are asked to enter the name of these occupations in the textboxes, in the order of importance as identified by the men. If there is less variety in your people/community’s traditional occupations, you simply enter fewer than five.

How has the importance of these traditional occupations for men changed over the last 20 years? Q122(LCS)

Please indicate whether these traditional occupations are still practiced by men in your people/community – and how important they are today? You are asked to assess to what extent such practices are in use - now, as compared to 20 years ago.
To have a clear, common understanding of what we mean by '20 years ago', please start by identifying a reference point that marks what year we talk about (e.g. the birth of a 20-year-old person, or the like). Then discuss what traditional occupations men practiced back then? Are these practices still common today, or less frequent?
You are given four response options, and asked to assess the changes in importance of each of the (up to) five traditional occupations listed in the previous question as the most important ones:
·       It has no importance any longer = the practice of this traditional occupation has been abandoned by all generations of women in your people/community.
·       The importance has diminished = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced less frequently, it is less important for the economy or food security of the people/community or is performed by fewer women.
·       The importance remains the same = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced equally frequently, it has the same importance for the economy or for food security or has the approximately the same number of practitioners.
The importance has increased = as compared to 20 years ago, this traditional occupation is practiced more frequently, it has more importance for the economy or for food security, or is practiced by more women.

What are the main barriers or restrictions for performing these traditional occupations today? Q123(LCS)

Please identify the factor(s) that constitute barriers or restrictions for practicing each of the five traditional occupations that are most important for men in your community / people, and tick the relevant boxes below.
Please note that you can tick as many boxes as relevant., and use the text box to add additional barriers identified:
The response options are:
·       Restrictions in access to land and resources = your rights to traditional land and resources are not duly recognized and you face restriction in your access
·       Scarcity of land and resources= due to demographic growth, over-exploitation or other factors, land or certain resources have been depleted or become scarce.
·       Climate change = climate change have led to changes in the environment, flora and fauna, agricultural cycle, social patterns or others, with negative impact on traditional resources.
·       Limited market access= the physical distance to the market, lack of economic resources, dependency on middle-men etc. limits your access to market your products.
·       Limited access to credit = people cannot get access to credit that would have allowed them to make the investments needed to build up meaningful production based on traditional practices
·       Limited relevance of traditional occupations = some traditional occupations may have become irrelevant, either because certain practices are no longer followed by the people/community (e.g. traditional healers), traditional products have been replaced by industrialized products (e.g. clothes) or simply because youth prefer other occupations.

Outmigration from indigenous communities in search of employment (I127)

Outcome indicator
Approximately, how many young men (15­24 years) in your community/people migrate from your traditional territory and lands in search of work? Q127(LCS)

Please indicate the amount of young men in your community /people that have migrated, and are currently residing outside of your traditional lands and territories because of work / because they are seeking employment. Start by discussing whether young men migrate out for work, and whether such migration is seasonal / short-term, or permanent. Then estimate how many?
The response options are the following, for short-term / seasonal migration and permanent migration respectively:
·       One out of five = a few people (up to 20 %)
·       Two out of five = a bit less than half (up to 40%)
·       Three out of five = a bit more than half (up to 60 %)
·       Four out of five = most people (up to 80%)
·       Five out of five = everybody (up to 100 %)
·       No data available
·       None = Nobody (0%)
The facilitator may have to help making this assessment, based on the community’s discussions.
Please use the text box to provide additional information as relevant.

Approximately, how many young women (15-­24 years) in your community/people migrate from your traditional territory and lands in search of work? Q128(LCS)

Please indicate the amount of young women in your community /people that have migrated, and are currently residing outside of your traditional lands and territories because of work / because they are seeking employment. Start by discussing whether young women migrate out for work, and whether such migration is seasonal / short-term, or permanent. Then estimate how many?
The response options are the following, for short-term / seasonal migration and permanent migration respectively:
·       One out of five = a few people (up to 20 %)
·       Two out of five = a bit less than half (up to 40%)
·       Three out of five = a bit more than half (up to 60 %)
·       Four out of five = most people (up to 80%)
·       Five out of five = everybody (up to 100 %)
·       No data available
·       None = Nobody (0%)
The facilitator may have to help making this assessment, based on the community’s discussions.
Please use the text box to provide additional information, as relevant.

Protection against forced labour, including through special measures
National legislation penalizes forced labour and human trafficking (I113)

Structural indicator
Does national legislation penalize forced labour and human trafficking? Q108(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous peoples enjoy protection against forced labour in the form of laws and policies that specifically penalizes forced labour and human trafficking.
Data source: National legislation specifically prohibiting and penalizing forced labour and human trafficking.
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, and provide references and additional information in the comment box if the answer is yes.

State special measures to eliminate forced labour among indigenous peoples (I8)

Process indicator
Has the State developed special measures to eliminate forced labour among indigenous peoples? Q109(LNS)

This question assesses whether states have adopted special measures to protect indigenous peoples from forced labour, in recognition of the high risk they face.
Where they are not effectively protected by existing national labour standards, special measures are needed to protect indigenous workers from forced labour. The objective is to prevent discrimination and ensure that they enjoy the same treatment and rights as other workers.
Data source: Ministry of Labour or other ministry mandated to oversee the labour market and adopt measures to regulate it.
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, and provide references and additional information in the comment box if the answer is yes.

Number of [indigenous] victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation (I117)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 16.2.2
What is the number of indigenous victims of human trafficking? Q110(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous peoples enjoy protection against forced labour – here by looking quantitatively at the negative outcome of not having enjoyed proper protection.
The indicator is partly aligned with SDG indicator 16.2.2 on victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population – though the Indigenous Navigator of course looks specifically at indigenous victims of human trafficking. The SDG metadata defines human trafficking as cases where victims have been recruited and transported by means of threat or use of force or other forms of coercion (abduction, fraud, deception, abuse of power, by payments or benefits to a person having control over another person, etc.) for the purpose of exploitation. The exploitation of trafficking victims include prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude, or the removal of organs.
Data may be available from the National Statistical Office or relevant government authorities.
At the global level, data for this SDG indicator (16.2.2) is collected from Member States by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) through a questionnaire.
Please provide the number of reported cases of indigenous peoples falling victims of human trafficking – or write ‘0’ (zero) in the ‘no data available’ box, if data has not been identified.

Incidents of forced labour (I79)

Outcome indicator
Since 2008, have any men or women of your people/community been victims of forced labour? Q129(LCS)

Please indicate here if any men or women you’re your community / people are engaged in work that they have not freely chosen? Forced labour refers to situations in which persons are coerced to work through the use of violence or intimidation, or by more subtle means such as accumulated debt, retention of identity papers or threats of denunciation to immigration authorities. It is all work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily.
Please tick ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for women and men respectively, and provide additional information as relevant in the text box below.

Number of [indigenous] victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation (I117)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 16.2.2
Since 2008, have any men or women from your people/community been victims of trafficking? Q130(LCS)

Please indicate here whether any men or women from your community have been forced, threatened, or somehow cheated, to move away from their homes to take up exploitative jobs, against their free choice? Exploitative jobs people are trafficked for include jobs in the sex industry, forced labour in a broader sense. People whose organs (e.g. kidneys) are being sold against their will are also considered victims of human trafficking.
Please tick ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for women and men respectively, and provide additional information as relevant in the text box below.

Child labour Protection against child labour, including through special measures
State special measures to eliminate child labour among indigenous peoples (I132)

Process indicator
Has the State developed special measures to eliminate child labour among indigenous peoples? Q111(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous peoples enjoy protection against child labour, including through special measures.
Research has revealed that indigenous children are disproportionately affected by child labour, including the worst forms of child labour such as slavery, forced labour, child trafficking, and many others. While children (i.e. boys and girls below the age of 18) around the world are routinely engaged in paid and unpaid forms of work that are not harmful to them, children’s work is considered to be ‘child labour’ when they are either too young to work; they are involved in activities harmful to their health and development; or their work interferes with their education or training. Children’s involvement in hazardous work can compromise their physical, mental, social and educational development.
Under ILO Convention No. 138, the minimum age for admission to work or employment is to be set at the age of 15 (an age limit of 14 can be set by developing countries). Work that is not likely to be harmful to their health and development and does prejudice school attendance is permissible as of 13 years of age (12 for developing countries). Employment or work which is likely to jeopardise the health, safety or morals of young persons is to be prohibited for all children.
Data sources: Action plans and programmes of work of from e.g the Ministry of labour/ Ministry of Children and Youth affairs / Ministry of education, or other relevant ministries or national agencies. Has the government taken any specific initiatives in the form of campaigns, scholarships for education of indigenous children and youth, to eliminate child labour?
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ – and provide additional information and references In the comment box, as relevant.

Proportion and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age (I44)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 8.7.1
Are any girls of your people/community victims of the following types of child labour: Q131(LCS)

This question is addressing child labour that is either harmful for children's health and wellbeing, or not suited to their age. Please indicate whether any girls from your people / community in the age groups of 5-11, 12-14 and 15-17 years respectively, are victims of child labour of a kind that affects them negatively in each of the ways listed below. Tick the box if the answer is ‘Yes’:
·       Work that affects their education or training
·       Work that affects their health, safety or morals
·       Slavery, prostitution, illicit activities, recruitment in armed conflict
If you ticked any boxes, please provide additional information in the comment box: assess how many children in your community are involved in the forms of child labour listed; indicate what type of child labour they do, etc..

Are any boys of your people/community victims of the following types of child labour: Q132(LCS)

The question is addressing child labour that is either harmful for children's health and wellbeing, or not suited to their age. Please indicate whether any boys from your people / community in the age groups of 5-11, 12-14 and 15-17 years respectively, are victims of child labour of a kind that affects them negatively in each of the ways listed below. Tick the box if the answer is ‘Yes’:
Work that affects their education or training
Work that affects their health, safety or morals
Slavery, prostitution, illicit activities, recruitment in armed conflict

Vocational training Access to general vocational training without discrimination
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training (I84)

Outcome indicator
SDG Indicator: 8.6.1
What is the proportion of young indigenous men and women (aged 15-24) not in education, employment or training? Q106(LNS)

This question assesses whether indigenous youth enjoys equality of opportunity and treatment in employment and occupation.
The indicator is aligned with SDG Indicator 8.6.1n on youth not in education, employment or training.
Data may be available from the National Statistical Office.
At the global level, data for this SDG indicator (8.6.1) will be compiled by the ILO.
If available, please record the data on young indigenous men and women respectively in the given response boxes, and insert ‘0’ (zero) the ‘No data box’, if data is not available. Use the comment box to provide additional information, as relevant.

How many of the young men and women (aged 15-24) in your people/community are not in education, employment or training? Q125(LCS)

Please indicate how many young people between 15 and 24 years are neither in school, nor working or enrolled in apprentice or vocational training programmes? If your community is small, you can count how many are not in education, employment (salaried work) or training (skill-building, un-paid work that will qualify the person for salaried employment). If your community / people is big, you will need to estimate how many, on average, are not in education, employment, or training. The facilitator may have to help making this assessment, based on the community’s discussions.
The response options are the following, for young women and men respectively:
·       None = Nobody (0%)
·       One out of five = a few people (up to 20 %)
·       Two out of five = a bit less than half (up to 40%)
·       Three out of five = a bit more than half (up to 60 %)
·       Four out of five = most people (up to 80%)
·       Five out of five = everybody (up to 100 %)
·       No data available

Proportion of students enrolled in vocational education programmes at secondary and post-secondary level (I54)

Outcome indicator
How many young women and men (15­-24 years) of your community/people are enrolled in vocational education programmes at secondary or post­secondary level? Q133(LCS)

Please indicate how many young women and men between 15 and 24 years of age are currently in school (secondary or post-secondary), or enrolled in vocational training? Vocational training can take the form of apprenticeships or schooling that educate people to take up employment that requires a particular skill set.
The response options are the following, for15-24 year old women and men respectively:
·       None = Nobody (0%)
·       One out of five = a few people (up to 20 %)
·       Two out of five = a bit less than half (up to 40%)
·       Three out of five = a bit more than half (up to 60 %)
·       Four out of five = most people (up to 80%)
·       Five out of five = everybody (up to 100 %)
·       No data available
The facilitator may have to help making this assessment, based on the community’s discussions.
Please use the text box to provide additional information, as relevant.

Availability and access to vocational training according to special needs
State special measures to provide vocational training according to indigenous peoples’ special needs or traditional occupations (I134)

Process indicator
WCIP para. 25
Has the State developed special measures to provide vocational training according to indigenous peoples’ special needs or traditional occupations? Q112(LNS)

This question monitors whether indigenous peoples’ special needs are duly taken into consideration in the design of vocational training programmes offered by the State.
Vocational training is a key factor to create equal opportunities, and for indigenous peoples it is especially important to have access to training programmes that are based on their economic environment, social and cultural conditions, and practical needs. Article 21(1) of UNDRIP states that "Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of vocational training and retraining."
Data source: National education policies and plans.
Please answer ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ – and provide additional information and references In the comment box, as relevant.