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Referring to its previous request, the Committee notes that the Office has not received any statistics on average earnings, hours actually worked, minimum time rates of wages, or any other statistical publication since 1997. It asks the Government to indicate in its next report whether measures have been taken or are envisaged in order to compile, publish and once again transmit to the Office statistics concerning wages and hours of work. The Committee points out that the Government may avail itself of the technical cooperation of the Office to this end.
The Committee notes that separate statistics of average earnings and hours of work for juveniles do not appear to be relevant in Kenya (Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Convention), although specific minimum monthly wages for unskilled employees under 18 years of age are fixed by rural Agricultural Industrial Wages Orders. It encourages the Government to make further efforts to ensure the accuracy and consistency of earnings data, and to compile data on hours of work by sex.
The Committee notes with interest the Government’s request for ILO technical assistance in setting up a comprehensive labour market information system. The Committee encourages the Government to request any necessary assistance, and to send such request directly to the Bureau of Statistics of the ILO in Geneva. It would be grateful if the Government would supply information, in due course, on the results of any assistance provided in this regard.
The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:
Article 10, paragraph 2, of the Convention. Further to its previous request, the Committee notes the Government's statement in its report that every effort will be made to compile data on average earnings for juveniles and on hours worked for each sex and for juveniles. It hopes that the Government will be able to report on the progress made in this connection in the near future.
The Committee notes with interest from the Government's report, the attached documents and other information available in the ILO, that progress has been made towards the compilation and publication of (a) statistics of earnings for each sex (Article 10, paragraph 2 of the Convention), (b) statistics of hours actually worked (Article 1(b)) and (c) index numbers of earnings ( Article 12). The Committee notes also that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work, and statistics of wages and hours of work in agriculture, are compiled and published in accordance with most of the provisions of Part III and Part IV. It hopes that further efforts will be made to compile data on average earnings for juveniles and on hours worked for each sex and for juveniles (Article 10, paragraph 2).