Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Italy (Ratification: 1989)

Other comments on C160

Direct Request

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The Committee notes the information and statistics provided by the Government in its report concerning Articles 6, 9 and 11 of the Convention. It notes in this regard that statistics are regularly communicated to the ILO Department of Statistics. In response to the observations of the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL) of 2009 concerning Article 6 and compulsory communications (CO), the Government indicates that there is a dedicated webpage of the Ministry of Labour where it is possible to consult all the data relating to the establishment, conversion, extension and termination of employment relationships. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on any developments with regard to the implementation of the Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I), adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2013).

Article 8. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes that the 15th Population and Housing Census was carried out in October 2011. It also notes that data from the census published in 2012 was supplied to the ILO Department of Statistics The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any plans for conducting the next round of the population census.

Article 14. Statistics of occupational injuries and diseases. The Government reiterates that in 2007 an “ad hoc module” was integrated into the Labour Force Survey to measure individuals’ perspectives regarding exposure to risk factors and occupational accidents. The exercise was conducted again in 2013. The Committee notes that the latest statistics on occupational injuries submitted via completion of the chapter on occupational injuries of the ILO Department of Statistics’ annual questionnaire refer to 2011. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on any developments in the field of occupational injuries and diseases’ statistics.

Article 15. Statistics of industrial disputes. In reply to previous comments, the Government indicates that the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) survey on strikes was discontinued in 2009. The Committee notes that statistics on labour disputes are now produced from an establishment survey of large enterprises and the latest statistics submitted to the ILO Department of Statistics refer to 2009. The Committee requests that the Government provide statistics on industrial disputes as well as relevant methodological information.