CMNT_TITLE

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government’s report. It asks the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 7.  Noting that data on registered unemployment are currently collected and published by the Social Security Department, the Committee again asks the Government to send the data and methodological information to the ILO, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6.

Articles 9, 10 and 11.  The Committee notes that the requirements of Article 9, paragraph 1, are fulfilled to a limited extent by the compilation and publication of: (a) an annual Average Earnings Index; and (b) statistics of usual weekly hours of work compiled from the five-yearly census.

The Committee notes that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work (Article 9, paragraph 2), wage structure and distribution (Article 10) and labour cost (Article 11) are not compiled, although the Government indicates in its report that they may become necessary and feasible when a minimum wage is introduced in the future. The Committee asks the Government to keep the ILO informed of measures contemplated, if any, to improve and enhance the collection, compilation and publication of the statistics covered by these three Articles.

Article 12.  The Committee notes the general information about the Retail Price Indices (RPI) in reply to its previous comment. It asks the Government to provide regularly to the ILO RPI for All-items and the major groups (as required under Article 5), as well as detailed methodological information relating to this series (as required under Article 6).

Article 13.  The Committee notes that on the basis of the information available, this Article appears to be partly applied. It notes, however, that no survey report has been published in the past, although there are plans to publish a report in the future. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on (i) when the last survey was carried out and when the next one is planned; and (ii) when the survey report is going to be published. It also asks the Government to submit a copy of this report to the ILO as soon as it becomes available (in accordance with Article 5).

Article 14.  The Committee notes the statistics on the total number of industrial accidents and the number of days lost appearing in the "Annual Report of the Health and Safety Inspectorate". It again asks the Government to indicate whether employers’ and workers’ organizations are consulted in matters concerning these statistics (as required under Article 3), and also to provide methodological information (as required under Article 6).

Article 15.  The Committee recalls that the Convention is applied with modification, as a result of which statistics of industrial disputes are not compiled. It asks the Government to keep it informed of any steps it plans to take in the future to compile statistics on strikes and lockouts.