Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 83rd ILC session (1996)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous comments, in particular on Articles 3, 7 (in connection with Article 2) and 10 of the Convention.

Article 7. The Committee notes that the available methodological information on both employment and unemployment statistics is only very fragmentary. It again requests the Government to provide further information in accordance with Article 6.

Article 8. The Committee notes the Government's indication that information provided by censuses will be sent to the ILO and hopes that the published statistics as well as relevant methodological information will be communicated to the ILO as soon as practicable, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6.

Article 9. The Committee notes that, according to the Government's report, statistics of time worked are being compiled monthly and annually. Noting however that no statistics of hours of work have been transmitted to the ILO, the Committee requests the Government to make sure with the State Committee on Statistics and Analysis (GOSKOMSTAT) that the published statistics of average hours actually worked will be supplied to the ILO as soon as practicable, in accordance with Article 5.

Article 9(2). The Committee also notes from the report that a sample survey called the "October Survey" was conducted in accordance with the ILO Recommendations on the level of remuneration. Please state whether this survey will provide statistics of average wage rates by occupation, together with normal/contractual hours of work.

Article 10. The Committee notes that the statistics compilation "Employment and Remuneration in the Republic of Belarus" to which the Government refers cannot be traced. Please communicate such published statistics to the ILO if it has not yet been done (Article 5).

Article 16(3). The Committee notes with interest that the Government has the intention to accept the obligations of Article 12 of the Convention. It hopes that the necessary procedures will soon be accomplished.

Article 16(4). The Committee notes the information supplied in response to its previous comments regarding Articles excluded from the acceptance of obligations, and would make further comments on the following points: Article 11, noting that work is under way to determine methods for compiling statistics of labour cost, the Committee suggests that the Government may wish to receive technical comments from the Office on the relevant draft instructions as well as the plans for the labour cost sample survey; Article 13, the Committee notes with interest the initiative taken to have a project on household income and expenditure surveys with the cooperation of the World Bank, and requests the Government to provide information on developments in this respect; Articles 14 and 15, the Committee notes with interest the development of statistical series, respectively, on occupational injuries and on strikes and lockouts, and requests the Government to indicate developments in the extension of the scope and coverage of these statistics and to supply any further methodological information, in particular, regarding terminology and definitions, reporting procedures and data collection.