Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous request, in particular concerning Articles 8 and 15 of the Convention and the attached copies of legislation which applies the provision of the Convention.

Article 2. The Committee again requests the Government to state, for each of the Articles of Part II of the Convention, the international standards and guidelines followed and the reasons for any departure from them. For example, regarding Article 7, please indicate the extent to which account is taken of the resolution on statistics of the economically active population, employment and unemployment, adopted by the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in 1982, and of International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) 1968 and 1988, the Classification of Status in Employment and UN classifications (ISIC-68 or ISIC Rev.2).

Article 3. The Committee notes the Government's indication in the report that the demands of the workers' and employers' organizations are borne in mind when drawing up labour statistics. It requests the Government to specify the manner in which such organizations are consulted in designing or revising the concept, definitions and methodology used for each of the Articles of Part II.

Article 7. The Committee requests the Government to communicate to the ILO specific methodological information on the concepts, scope and coverage of statistics of the economically active population, employment and unemployment, in accordance with Article 6.

Articles 9 and 11. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to produce, publish and communicate to the ILO information on the methodology followed to compile the statistics of average earnings and hours of work, and those of compensation of employees, in accordance with Article 6.

Article 9, paragraph 2. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the reasons why statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work are not compiled.

Article 10. Having no evidence that statistics of wage structure and distribution are compiled, the Committee asks the Government to state whether measures are taken or considered to compile, produce and publish statistics on the composition of earnings and the distribution of employees according to levels of earnings and hours of work.

Article 11. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken or contemplated to extend the scope of statistics of compensation of employees, which are at present limited to six major groups of manufacturing, to other important major groups or branches of economic activity.

Article 13. Noting the Government's indications in the report that statistics are not compiled on household expenditure and household income, the Committee asks it to state whether it is contemplating, at a future date, the collection, compilation and publication of such statistics.

Article 14. The Committee notes that statistics on occupational injuries are in the process of compilation, and hopes that they will soon be published and communicated to the ILO. It also requests the Government to communicate to the ILO a detailed description of the source, concepts, definitions and methodology used, in accordance with Article 6.