Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Mauritius (Ratification: 1994)

Article 3 of the Convention. Consultations with the representative employers’ and workers’ organizations. The Committee notes that in reply to its previous comments, the Government refers to the organization of a meeting with the users of labour statistics, including representatives of workers and employers in order to debrief them on the methodology used by the Mauritius Central Statistics Office (CSO) for producing estimates of the labour force, employment and unemployment. Noting that during the meeting the representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations had the opportunity to express their views on the labour statistics produced as well as their needs, the Committee requests the Government to provide specific information on the frequency, content and results of consultations with employers’ and workers’ organizations with regard to designing or revising the concepts, definitions and methodology used for the collection, compilation and publication of the statistics covered by Articles 7–10 and 13–15 of the Convention.

Article 8. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government. Noting that the last methodological information received by the ILO under Article 6 referred to the 2000 Population Census, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information on the methodological description of the 2011 Population Census, as well as the Census results as soon as they become available.

Article 14. Statistics of occupational injuries and diseases. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that no measures are envisaged to compile statistics on occupational injuries of self-employed workers as there is no legal obligation on them to report any industrial accident and no consideration has been given to collecting and publishing statistics on work time lost. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would keep the Office informed of any measure taken or envisaged in order to extend the compilation of statistics on occupational injuries to self-employed workers and collect and publish statistics of work time lost because of occupational injury.

Article 15. Statistics of industrial disputes. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments. It once again requests the Government to (1) provide the name and reference of the publication containing the methodology used to compile statistics on industrial disputes; (2) to indicate the measures adopted or envisaged to ensure the consultation of organizations of employers and workers in the design or revision of the concepts, definitions and methodology used in the compilation of these statistics (Article 3); and (3) to supply statistics in respect of this Article as soon as they are available (in accordance with Article 5).

Article 16. Acceptance of obligations. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would continue to indicate to the ILO, in accordance with Article 16(4), the position of its law and practice in relation to statistics on labour costs and any new development in this respect.