Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1988, published 75th ILC session (1988)

Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63) - South Africa (Ratification: 1939)

The Committee refers to its general observation.

Part II of the Convention. The Committee notes from the Government's report that no further progress has been made during the period under reference with respect to the application of this Part. The Committee hopes that the Government will keep it informed in this connection.

Part III. With reference to the previous direct request, the Committee notes the Government's statement that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work fixed outside industrial council agreements and wage determinations, are not compiled or published in view of the multiplicity and diversity of private agreements entered into between individual employers and employees.

As concerns index numbers showing the general movement of rates of wages, the Committee notes that the relative importance of each sub-industry group in manufacturing was determined from the number of employees in each group. However, it notes that detailed information has not been supplied concerning the method used for compiling the index numbers. It hopes, therefore, that the Government will provide such information in its next report (Article 21 of the Convention).

Part IV. The Committee notes that the report of the National Manpower Commission on measures to regulate the basic conditions of employment in the agricultural sector has been submitted to the Minister of Manpower. The Committee hopes that further progress will be indicated in the next report with a view to the application of this Part, which has been excluded from the acceptance.