Analysis of Labour Force Survey Data from Tonga to Assess Labour Market Impact of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai Eruption and Related Disasters

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking a consultant to conduct an analysis of labour market data from Tonga at three data-collection points: Labour Force Survey 2018, Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2021, and Labour Force Survey 2023.[1] The ILO has also data from the 2021 population and housing census, and its economic activity module. The primary focus of this analysis is to investigate the effect of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption and the subsequent Tsunami that occurred between 20 December 2021 and 15 January 2022 on the Tongan Labour Market. Some spatial data on the volcano eruption and the tsunami damage are available from the Tonga Environmental Data Portal[2], but more data sources are to be explored.  The objective of this research is to contribute to a deeper understanding of the impact of natural disasters on labour markets and facilitate SSTC for capacity building on climate change and the labour market.