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

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Gibraltar

The Committee notes the Government’s report, the information supplied in reply to its previous comments, and other information available at the ILO.

Article 9(2) of the Convention. According to the Government, statistics on rates of earnings per hour are not published. The Committee asks again the Government to indicate whether measures are envisaged to compile and publish statistics on rates of wages per hour and the normal working hours by occupation or group of occupations or on the basis of other characteristics. The Committee requests the Government to refer, if necessary, to the guidelines on this matter given in Paragraphs 4(1) and (2) of the Labour Statistics Recommendation, 1985 (No. 170).

The Committee draws the attention of the Government to the new international standard concerning the Measurement of Working Time; and namely Resolution I adopted by the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians which defines new concepts and measures in this area of statistics.

Articles 10 and 11. The Committee notes that, according to the information available at the ILO, even though the Government considers the compilation of statistics on distribution of wages to be of only limited value in view of the cost of the operation and the demographic and economic context, the requirements under Article 10 are partly met through the compilation of statistics of wage distribution in regard to the level of annual average salary, by sex and by type of occupation. Furthermore, the Committee notes that no progress has been made concerning the compilation of statistics on labour costs during the period covered by the report again on the basis of its limited use and disproportionate expense. The Committee reiterates once again its request to the Government to take the necessary measures to this end (Article 11), asking it to take into consideration the resolution adopted by the Eleventh International Conference on Labour Statistics in October 1966, and the details in the abovementioned Recommendation (Paragraph 6(1) and (2)).

Article 13. The Report does not contain any information on the application of this Article. Based on the information available at the ILO and in the government website on statistics, the last Household Expenditure Survey was conducted in 1995–96. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate whether it has an intention to shorten the period between two surveys, and when the next survey will be carried out.

Article 14. The Committee notes that statistics on occupational injuries compensated under the Employment Injuries Insurance Act for the 2010 and half of 2009 were attached to the report. The Committee asks again the Government to indicate whether the representative organizations were consulted for drawing up the statistical system and, if so, to specify which organizations.

Article 15. Noting the lack of statistics on industrial disputes and the reasons given by the Government on this matter, the Committee reiterates its requests to nevertheless ensure that the statistics are compiled and communicated to the ILO.