Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2010, published 100th ILC session (2011)

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

The Committee takes note of the Government’s report received on 4 September 2009 in reply to its previous comments, with the documentation attached, as well as of a communication by the Italian General Confederation of Labour (CGIL), dated 18 September 2009, and relating to the application of the Convention, which was transmitted by the ILO to the Government on 13 November 2009.

Article 6 of the Convention. Statistics relating to the labour market. According to the CGIL, since March 2008, the enterprises have the obligation to communicate by e-information on establishment, suspension, transformation of any type of work relationship – dependant or collaboration – so that a very accurate and up to date knowledge of the dynamics of the labour market, far more precise than compared to ISTAT data. Even the latter can be considered to be precise, they consist only of statistics while mandatory communication by employers would provide an exact knowledge of the labour market which would be very important above all in a crisis context. The CGIL questions the reason of the non publication of such data. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide any comments it would wish to make with regard to the point raised by the CGIL.

Article 9. Statistics of average earnings and hours of work. The Committee notes that with regard to wages the statistics are now compiled in the form of absolute figures although they refer to annual basis. It encourages the Government to continue to supply the ILO with updated statistics as soon as available.

In respect of the application of the provisions of Article 9, the Committee draws to the attention of the Government the new international standards concerning the measurement of working time (see Resolution I, adopted by the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, published at: ilo.org/global/What_we_do/Statistics/standards/resolutions/lang--en/docName--WCMS_112455/index.htm, whose larger number of concepts and measures would seem to be better aligned to national practice).

Article 11. Statistics of labour cost. Noting that statistics of average hourly labour cost in manufacturing were transmitted directly to ILO for publication in the ILO Yearbook Of Labour Statistics, and that the latest data refer to 2005, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would transmit to the ILO the updated statistics on average labour cost in manufacturing as soon as available.

Article 14. Statistics of occupational injuries. The Committee notes with interest that, according to the Government, in 2007, in common with other EU member states, Italy inserted an “ad hoc module” in the household based Labour Force Survey to measure exposure of workers to health risk factors and occupational accidents, from the point of view of their subjective perception. This information has been collected in 1999 and 2007. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would keep the ILO informed of any development in relation to the application of this provision.

Article 15. Statistics of industrial disputes. While noting that the requirements of this Article are fully met, the Committee requests the Government to provide in due course complete and updated methodological information on the statistics of labour disputes.