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Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes the Government’s report and the information provided on Article 7. The Committee asks the Government to supply further information on the following points:

Article 8 of the Convention.  The Committee notes that this Article can now be considered as partially applied in view of the labour force survey which reflects in the most comprehensive way the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on any further developments in a global population and household census which will be held.

Article 9.  The Committee notes with interest that statistics of average monthly earnings and hours of work, classified by economic activity and region, and each quarter by sex, are compiled and published each month, and that statistics of average wage rates and normal hours of work, by economic activity and region, are compiled quarterly. It also notes the Government’s indication that it envisages extending the coverage of the annual survey on occupational wages and hours of work to other branches of economic activity as from 2001. The Committee asks the Government to continue to provide information on the further development of this survey, and regularly to communicate its annual publications to the ILO as soon as practicable, in accordance with Article 5.

With reference to Article 2, the Committee notes the lack of compatibility which exists between the national industrial classification and the international ones (either NACE, Rev.1 or ISIC, Rev.3). It asks the Government to indicate which steps are being taken to adapt the Common Classifier of the National Economy Industries of Ukraine to NACE, Rev.1, as announced in the previous report.

Article 10.  The Committee notes with interest that the requirements of this Article appear to be fulfilled through the compilation of quarterly statistics on the structure of earnings and hours of work and on the distribution of employees by levels of earnings and hours of work. The data are classified by economic activity, region and sex. The Committee also notes that extending this type of reporting system is envisaged as from 2002. It asks the Government to continue to provide information on further development of the reporting system on statistics of wage structure and distribution, as well as on the future Structure of Earnings Survey which is expected to be carried out under the TACIS project.

Article 16, paragraph 4.  The Committee notes the information supplied in respect of Articles 11 to 15, under which obligations have not been accepted. The Committee is making the following remarks on these Articles with the purpose of clarifying the extent to which effect is already given to them. Concerning Article 11, the Committee notes that a first pilot survey on labour cost was carried out in 1996, and that its results were published in the statistical bulletin of GOSKOMSTAT. It also notes that GOSKOMSTAT is taking steps to improve the labour cost survey and extend it to other branches of economic activity. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on any further developments in this regard. In relation to Article 12, the Committee notes that the consumer price indices were introduced in 1991. It encourages the Government to send the relevant information on its statistics as specified under Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6. Regarding Article 13, the Committee notes that a new household income and expenditure survey was conducted in 1999. It asks the Government to send the relevant information on this survey as specified under Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6. Respecting Articles 14 and 15, the Committee notes that, according to the information provided in the report, as well as that available at the ILO, statistics not only of occupational injuries and of occupational diseases, but also of strikes, are apparently compiled and published generally in accordance with the requirements. The Committee encourages the Government to consider accepting the obligations of these Articles.