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Further to its previous comments on Article 5, paragraph 1, and Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Committee notes that statistics of average weekly hours actually worked are derived from the quarterly labour force survey which covers the non-institutional population and all persons aged 15 years and over, by economic activity and by sex.

The Committee notes the developments of the new system of wages statistics (sistema de estad¡sticas sobre salarios) which provides statistics of average earnings (not published, but communicated annually to the ILO), and indices of average earnings and labour cost per hour paid for. It notes that these statistics fulfil the basic requirements of Part II of the Convention.

The Committee however notes that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work are not compiled (Part III) and agriculture is excluded from the scope of the survey (Part IV). It requests the Government to continue reporting any progress made on these points.

Finally, the Committee notes that the whole system of indices of earnings and labour cost will be reviewed at the end of 1999, with a view to updating and improving the statistical programme. It requests the Government to continue reporting any changes with regard to the application of the Convention.