Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Mexico (Ratification: 1988)

The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government in reply to its previous request relating to statistics on labour disputes (Article 15 of the Convention) from the National Survey on Household Expenditure (ENGASTO) and the National Survey on Household Expenditure and Income (ENIGH), and statistics on household expenditure and income (Article 16).

Articles 7 and 8. Statistics on the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes that the Government continues to provide statistics to the ILO Department of Statistics on the economically active population, compiled by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) for publication on the ILOSTAT website. The statistics provided are from the National Survey on Occupation and Employment (ENOE). The Committee also notes that the last population survey was conducted in 2010. The Committee requests that the Government continue to provide up-to-date information on employment, unemployment and underemployment, including on the methodology adopted. The Committee also invites the Government to indicate whether it has given effect to the Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I), adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2013).

Article 9(1) and (2). Compilation of statistics on average earnings and hours of work. Compilation of statistics on time rates of wages and normal hours of work. The Committee notes that recent statistics on average earnings have not been provided to the ILO Department of Statistics and that the last collection of statistics on average earnings dates from 2008. In reply to the Committee’s request for information regarding the application of Article 9(2) of the Convention, the Government indicates that although statistics on minimum wage rates and normal hours of work and statistics on average wage rates actually paid are not yet compiled, indicators were not designed to estimate average earnings and hours of work, as part of the activities of the Expert Technical Committee on Labour and Social Welfare Statistics, the index of average earnings for hours worked in the manufacturing and construction industries and the indicator for monthly earnings in non-financial private services and trade, are compiled. The Committee requests that the Government provide relevant statistics on the average earnings and hours of work, and the corresponding methodology adopted. The Committee refers to its previous comments and requests that the Government keep it informed of any developments relating to the production of statistics on time rates of wages and normal hours of work.

Article 11. Compilation of statistics on labour costs. The Committee takes note of the information provided by the Government relating to the activities carried out by the Expert Technical Committee on Labour and Social Welfare Statistics with a view to generating statistics on labour productivity. It also notes that the Expert Technical Committee will continue to examine the information available with a view to harmonizing the criteria for the calculation and publication of labour costs based on the surveys on economic units carried out on a monthly basis by INEGI. The Committee requests that the Government continue to provide information on the compilation of statistics on labour costs and on the structure of average labour costs by economic activity.

Article 14. Occupational injuries and diseases. The Committee notes the information from the Government on reforms to the legal framework concerning notice of occupational injuries and diseases. The Government indicates that Mexican Official Standard NOM-021-STPS-1994 on the requirements and specificities of reports on labour hazards is being updated to incorporate statistics. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on any changes made relating to statistics on occupational injuries and diseases.