Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Republic of Moldova (Ratification: 2012)

The Committee notes the Government’s first report on the application of the Convention received in October 2014. It also notes that, in accordance with Article 16(2) of the Convention, the Government has accepted the obligations of Part II of the Convention with respect to Articles 7–13 and Article 14(1).

Article 8. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Government indicates in its report that the first independent population census was conducted in October 2004. The Committee notes that Moldova’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) compiles current statistics on the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment of the whole country from a quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS), in line with ILO Recommendations. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on any plans for conducting the next round of the population census. It also invites the Government to include information on any developments towards the implementation of the Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I), adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2013).

Articles 9(2). Statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work. The Government indicates that statistics on time rates of wages and normal hours of work are collected by NBS through the October Enterprise Survey on Earnings by Selected Occupations Disaggregated by Sex, which was designed based on the “ILO October Inquiry”. The Committee notes that the survey is comprised of 34 questionnaires, each covering a different economic activity, and is representative at the national level, with data for certain activities disaggregated by form of ownership (public/private). Moreover, the Government indicates that a new National Classification of Occupations (CORM), based on ISCO-08, was approved by the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF) in March 2014. Accordingly, the current survey will be redesigned to allow for production of indicators on rates of earning and normal hours of work by occupations as required by the MLSPF. The Committee requests that the Government provide relevant statistics and methodological information for the redesigned survey.

Article 14. Statistics of occupational injuries and occupational diseases. The Committee notes that statistics on occupational injuries are collected through an annual survey of enterprises, namely the Security and Health at Work Survey (SHWS). Information regarding the survey methodology is also contained in the report. The Committee further notes that statistics on occupational injuries derived from the SHWS are regularly submitted to the ILO Department of Statistics via the corresponding chapter of its annual questionnaire on labour statistics. The Committee invites the Government to provide information on any developments concerning the production and dissemination of statistics on occupational diseases (Article 14(2)).