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The Committee notes the Government’s report and, in particular, the information supplied in reply to the previous request concerning Article 7 of the Convention. It asks the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 6.  The Committee asks the Government to indicate the measures taken to produce, publish and communicate to the ILO specific methodological information on the concepts, definitions and methods adopted to compile: (i) the statistics of average earnings and hours actually worked (Article 9, paragraph 1); (ii) the future statistics of average wage rates and normal hours of work on the basis of collective agreements (Article 9, paragraph 2); and (iii) the statistics of average compensation of employees (Article 11). It would also be very useful if the Centro Elaborazione Dati e Statistica could communicate to the ILO methodological information on the new CPI series base 1995=100 (Article 12).

Article 8.  The Committee notes that, according to the information available in the ILO, census data have been replaced by data derived from population registers. It asks the Government to inform it of the major developments of this new statistical population programme.

Article 9.  As regards Article 9, paragraph 1, the Committee notes that the annual statistics of average earnings and hours actually worked are not yet disaggregated by sex, due to practical difficulties. It notes, however, the Government’s indication that this may be rectified when administrative and computerized procedures allow for it. The Committee asks the Government to keep the ILO informed of any future developments in this regard.

As regards Article 9, paragraph 2, the Committee notes that the Government envisages compiling statistics of hourly pay and normal working hours on the basis of collective agreements which will be disaggregated by economic activity, although it appears that they will not be compiled by occupation or occupational group. The Committee asks the Government whether such classification is possible on the basis of collective agreements, and, if so, it encourages the Government to compile the statistics, covered by this Article, by economic activity and occupation or occupational group.

Article 10.  The Committee notes the Government’s indication that at present it is not possible to compile data on the composition of earnings and hours of work and on the distribution of employees by levels of earnings and hours of work. The Committee asks the Government to keep the ILO informed of any future developments in this regard.

Article 11.  The Committee notes that the statistics on compensation of employees cover all important branches of economic activity, while no information is available on the structure of compensation of employees by major components (wages and salaries, and employers’ social security expenditure). It asks the Government whether it is possible to compile such statistics, and, if so, to publish this information and communicate it to the ILO as soon as practicable (in accordance with Article 5).

Article 13.  The Committee notes that in 1997 and 1998, household expenditure, income and saving surveys were carried out. It asks the Government to provide information on the 1999 survey as required under Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6.

Article 14.  In the absence of new information in the Government’s report concerning statistics of occupational injuries, in response to the previous direct request, the Committee again asks the Government to indicate in accordance with Article 2, whether the latest standards and guidelines have been followed and, if not, the reasons for departures from them, for example: (i) why separate statistics are not produced for fatal injuries and injuries with temporary or permanent disability; and (ii) whether information is available regarding the number of workdays lost as a result of occupational injury. Please also indicate, in accordance with Article 5, the frequency of publication of these statistics. The Committee asks once again for a detailed description of the statistics, especially regarding the source and coverage of the data and the concepts, definitions and methodology used.