Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Article 8. Population censuses. The Committee notes that the last population census was conducted in 2001 and that, according to the information available to the ILO, the next census will take place in August 2006.

Noting that no methodological information regarding the 2001 census has yet been received by the Office, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would forward this information to the ILO (in accordance with Article 6).

Article 13. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate why the household expenditure survey will henceforth be conducted every six years instead of every five years. It reminds the Government that, according to the Resolution concerning household income and expenditure statistics, adopted by the 17th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in 2003, major household expenditure surveys should be undertaken preferably at intervals not exceeding five years.

Article 14. The Committee notes that, in reply to its previous comments (2000), the Government has provided information on the changes that have been introduced as from 2000-01 by the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) for claims for workers’ compensation, on which the statistics are based. The specifications for the statistics are set out in National data set for compensation-based statistics, 2nd edition, NOHSC, May 1999 (NDS2), which contains a table comparing the previous and present specifications, a copy of  which was provided with the report. The Committee also takes due note of the explanations relating to the exclusions made under Article 17.

Noting the progress achieved regarding the coverage of the statistics on occupational injuries and diseases, and the efforts that are being made to assess the representativity of these statistics, the Committee requests the Government to keep the ILO informed of the progress made with the introduction of the new NOHSC measures in July 2005, and any other measures taken to extend the coverage to include further categories of workers and of occupational diseases.

Article 15. The report does not reply to the previous comments (2000) regarding any changes which may have been introduced following the review of the statistics on labour disputes mentioned in the Government's 1999 report. The Committee therefore once again asks the Government to supply information on the outcome of this review when it is available.