SOCIAL

ANALYSISWhat:

Sector:

FORMAL

LABOR

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M E N T

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need

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your deepest

desires

your deepest

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intersection

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A systemic process towards

social awareness

What is

An attempt to analyze a

situation/social reality through

the observation of any given

context

Both objective and subjective

An attempt to discover the

cause of the problems &

establish the relationship

among these factors

Social Analysis?

EXPERIENCE

ANALYSISACTION

REFLECTION

Why do It?

See bigger

picture

Responsibility for the

Other

A tool for

discernment

TODAY’S SESSION

Divide into groups

Discuss the Sustainable

Lives & Livelihood

Framework

Go through each part of

the framework

simultaneously with the

steps of discernment

Presentation by group

Create a personal stand

LEGEND

Discernment

D

SL

SLFramewor

k

SL 101Provides an organized

checklist of important issuesEmphasizes multiple

interactions between various factors

People-centered and holisticConsists of 5 parts

ShocksSeasonalityTrends & Changes

2

VULNERABILITY CONTEXT

PoliciesInstitutionsCulture

3

STRUCTURES &

PROCESSES

ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES4

Financial Capital

Physical Capital

Social Capital

Human Capital

Natural

Capital

Sector

1

PENTAGON ASSETS

SUSTAINABLE LIVES & LIVELIHOOD FRAMEWORK

LIVELIHOOD OUTCOMES5

Financi

al Capital

Physica

l Capital

Social

Capital

Human

Capital

Natural

Capital

Sector

1

PENTAGON

ASSETS

SL Seeks to gain an accurate and realistic understanding of people’s assets

Visually illustrates which assets to nurture and the type of combination that will ensure survival

D Be aware of your own giftedness

Health & Nutrition

Education, Knowledge &

skillsCapacity to work & to adapt

HUMAN

CAPITAL

Networks and connectionsRelations of trust and mutual supportFormal and informal groupsCommon rules and sanctionsCollective representationMechanisms for participation in decision-makingLeadership

Land & produceWater & Aquatic resourcesTrees and forest productsBiodiversityEnvironmental Services

SOCIAL CAPITAL

NATURAL CAPITAL

SavingsCredit/DebitRemittances-Pensions-WagesPresence of NGOsFINANCIAL CAPITAL

InfrastructureTools and technologyPHYSICAL CAPITAL

0

1

2

3

4

5

ShocksSeasonalityTrends & Changes

2

VULNERABILITY CONTEXT

Financial Capital

Physical Capital

Social Capital

Human Capital

Natural

CapitalSector

1

PENTAGON ASSETS

Created and/or destroyed

Shocks

Seasonality

Trends &

Changes

2

VULNERABILITY

CONTEXT

SL External environment in which people exist & which they have no control of

Points for Consideration:Look into past,

immediate & distant vulnerabilitiesDoes not have to be entirely negativeD Gathering data

outside of one’s control

PoliciesInstitutionsCulture

3

STRUCTURES & PROCESSES

Financial Capital

Physical Capital

Social Capital

Human Capital

NaturalCapitalSector

1

PENTAGON ASSETS

ShocksSeasonalityTrends & Changes

2

VULNERABILITY CONTEXT

Create/Destroy

Cushions impact

Policies

Institutions

Culture

3

STRUCTURES

& PROCESSES

SL determine the ability of people to access resources, the terms of exchange and returns for these

have a direct impact upon people’s ability to achieve a feeling of inclusion and well-beingD Gather

internal data

of governmentof different LEVELS of governmentof NGOsOf international bodiespolitical, legislative & representative bodiesexecutive agenciesjudicial bodiescivil society & membership organizationsNGOspolitical partiesCommercial enterprises & corporations

“rules of the game”decision-making processessocial norms & customsgender, caste, classlanguage

INSTITUTIONS

CULTURE

POLICIES

PoliciesInstitutionsCulture

3

STRUCTURES &

PROCESSES

Financial Capital

Physical Capital

Social Capital

Human Capital

Natural

Capital

Sector

1

PENTAGON ASSETS

Influence &

access

ShocksSeasonalityTrends & Changes

2

VULNERABILITY CONTEXT

Create/Destroy

Cushions impact

ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES4

Combination of assets, influence of structures and processes as well as the vulnerability

context on the choices that people make

MarginalizationSocial Exclusion

When individuals cannot fully or

even partially participate in

various economic and social

opportunities that could help

themFocuses on multidimensionality

of deprivation and relational

processes

Social Exclusion

EXAMPLES:

Physical/Geographic

Economic Exclusion

Structural Exclusion

Discrimination

Legal/Political

ExclusionCultural Exclusion

HOW TO ADDRESS IT:

Awareness and

SensitivityEmpowerment of

excluded groups

Creating spaces for

inclusionStructural adjustments

Unemployment

Underemployment

ISSUES

Contractualization

Low WageJob Discrimination

UNEMPLOYMENT

Philippines April 2012 1/ April 2011 

Population 15 years & over (in '000)

62, 842 61, 778

Labor Force Participation Rate (%)

64.7% 64.2%

Employment Rate (%) 93.1 92.8

Unemployment Rate (%) 6.9 7.2

Underemployment Rate (%) 19.3 19.41/ Estimates for April 2012 are preliminary and may change.  2/ Population 15 years and over is from the 2000 Census-based population projections. 

CONTRACTUALIZATION

• An employee is hired within a limited

period of time

• Usually at 5-6 months

• Effects:

– Prevents employees from getting

benefits

– Prevents employees from forming a

union

– Propagates the non-development of

skills thus leading to lower salary

 DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATESEffective 3 June 2012

Sector/Industry

Basic Wage under Wage

Order No. NCR 15

COLA Increase New

Minimum Wage Rates

Non-Agriculture P 426.00 P20.00 P 446.00Agriculture (Plantation and Non Plantation)

P 389.00 P20.00 P 409.00

Private Hospitals with bed capacity of 100 or less

P 389.00 P20.00 P 409.00

Retail/Service Establishments employing 15 workers or less

P 389.00 P20.00 P 409.00

Manufacturing Establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers

P 389.00 P20.00 P 409.00

Min. Wage

does not

equate to

Living Wage

Non-Agriculture

Agriculture

Plantation Non-Plantation

P 349.50 P 324.50 P 304.50GROWTH CORRIDOR AREACAVITE - Bacoor, ImusLAGUNA - Biñan, Laguna Techno Park, San Pedro RIZAL - Cainta, Taytay

What are your passions in life and how can you relate these to

the needs that you have identified? What could possibly be your eventual contribution to this sector given your interests?

PERSONAL STAND

SYNTHESISThe Other & I as part of social institutionsRealize that these people are your neighborsTheir situation is deeply connected with your ownContinue to engage—learn and give backDiscern and create a response