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

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Austria (Ratification: 1987)

The Committee notes the Government’s report and the information supplied in reply to its previous comments. It also notes the comments of the Federal Chamber of Labour attached to the Government’s report, according to which, while the efforts made by the ILO to harmonize statistics on strike are to be welcomed, in view of the nature of these statistics, which are evolving rapidly, only a long-term comparison at the national level would be possible. The Committee notes that statistics required by Article 14 are available at the level of the representative organizations.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would take measures to ensure that the statistics on occupational injuries and on strikes and lockouts are communicated to the ILO as soon as practicable (Articles 5, 14 and 15 of the Convention).

In addition, the Committee once again hopes that the Government will supply information in its next report on the measures taken to ensure the publication by the competent body of a description of the methodology used in collecting and compiling statistics (Articles 6 and 15).