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

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1990)

The Committee notes the Government’s report containing partial replies to its previous comments and the 2003 publication "Bolivia: Características de la Población con Enfoque de Género". It wishes to draw the Government’s attention on the following points.

Article 7 of the Convention. The Committee once again stresses the obligations under Articles 5 and 6, and asks the Government to communicate to the ILO, as soon as possible, the published statistics, in accordance with Article 5, as well as detailed descriptions of the sources, concepts, definitions and methodology used (in accordance with Article 6), including statistics on employment in manufacturing derived from the survey of information obtained from establishments, which they can provide by replying to the annual questionnaires for the Yearbook. It would also welcome the communication to the ILO the information published in the household survey (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares).

Article 15. Noting the partial data and information provided in the Government’s report, in reply to its previous request in this regard, the Committee reiterates its relevant comments, which read as follows:

While noting the data and other information provided by the Government concerning strikes and lockouts, the Committee would be grateful if it would supplement them with an indication of: (1) the specific ILO recommendations followed for the establishment of the statistical system on this subject; (2) the manner in which the representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted in this respect (Article 3); and (3) where appropriate, the references of any publication giving a detailed description of the statistical system concerning strikes and lockouts, and if it would communicate the Statistical Yearbook to the ILO each year as soon as it is available (Article 5).

Moreover, the Committee wishes to draw the attention of the Government to the provisions of Article 6 concerning the publication of a methodological description of the statistics on strikes and lockouts, and would be grateful if the ILO would be kept informed of the measures the Government proposes to take to publish such a description.

Article 16, paragraph 3. Referring to its reiterated comments in this regard, once again, the Committee wishes to draw the attention of the Government to the possibility of accepting the obligations in respect of Article 12 and asks it to indicate whether any steps have been taken to this end.

Article 14. The Committee notes the information provided in the report regarding the development of the system by the AFPs. It would be grateful if the Government would keep the ILO informed of any progress made or steps intended to be taken to collect, compile and publish statistics on occupational injuries and occupational diseases in line with the international guidelines.