Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Sweden (Ratification: 1986)

The Committee notes the Government’s report for the period ending June 2005 and the information provided in reply to its previous comments.

In particular, the Committee notes with satisfaction that, further to the suggestion that it made in the light of the progress achieved in the compilation of statistics of labour costs, in January 2006 the Government accepted the obligations under Article 11 in accordance with Article 16, paragraph 3, of the Convention, by notification to the Director-General of the ILO.

The Committee also notes with interest the efforts made by the Government to improve the quality and coverage of the statistics compiled on household income and expenditure in accordance with Article 13.