Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Azerbaijan (Ratification: 1992)

The Committee notes the Government's report and requests the Government to supply further information on the following points.

Article 3 of the Convention. In the absence of reply to its previous request, the Committee again asks the Government to state, concerning Articles 7, 8 and 9 (in particular, with regard to the labour force survey programme mentioned under Article 7), the manner in which the representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted when the concepts, definitions and methodology used are designed or revised.

Article 7. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether the latest standards are followed as required under Article 2 in conducting the labour force survey. The relevant standards include the resolutions on "Economically active population", "International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO 88)" and "International Classification by Status in Employment (ICSE 93)", adopted respectively by the 13th, 14th and 15th International Conferences of Labour Statisticians (ICLS). It also asks the Government to continue to supply published statistics and methodological information to the ILO, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6, concerning the labour force survey as well as the employment and unemployment data derived from the other sources.

Article 8. The Committee notes that, according to the Government's report, a population census is planned for January 1999. It asks the Government to provide detailed information about the census, in particular regarding the international standards and guidelines followed (in accordance with Article 2), and to send to the ILO published statistics and methodological information (in accordance with Articles 5 and 6), when they are available.

Article 9, paragraph 1. The Committee notes that statistics of hours actually worked are now collected and compiled through the October survey of occupational wages and hours of work. These statistics are classified by industry and occupation and in the case of a few occupations, by sex. However, it appears that the coverage of the October survey (in terms of industries and employees) differs from the coverage of the current (monthly) statistics of average earnings collected through administrative reports. The Committee asks the Government to supply information on measures taken or envisaged: (i) to extend the compilation of statistics of average earnings and hours of work to the distinction by sex; (ii) to publish a detailed description of the concepts, definitions and methodology used, and to communicate them to the ILO in accordance with Article 6.

Article 9, paragraph 2. The Committee notes that the survey of occupational wages and hours of work was introduced in 1996 and repeated in 1997, with reference to the month of October of each year. It appears to collect data on both wage rates and earnings, as well as normal hours of work and hours actually worked by occupation, for full-time employees on full rates of pay. The Committee asks the Government to publish a detailed description of the methodology used for this survey, and in particular its scope and coverage in terms of geographical areas, economic activities and occupations, the survey method (sample survey or administrative reports filled in by all registered establishments) and estimation procedure -- and also to communicate this information to the ILO in accordance with Article 6.

Article 16, paragraph 4. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate the law and practice on the statistics covered by Articles 10 to 15 and any development concerning the extent to which effect is given to these Articles, and to supply any available statistics and the relevant methodological information.