Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

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

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the following points raised in its previous direct request:

Article 2. The Committee notes from the Government's report that Statistics Sweden (SCB) has not yet decided how to resolve the issue of occupational classification and requests the Government to continue reporting on any development in this respect.

Article 9 read together with Article 17. The Committee notes with interest that the scope of the monthly survey of earnings of manual and salaried workers has been extended to cover all important categories of employees and all branches of economic activity. It notes, however, that, although data on hours of work are collected for the purpose of compiling earnings data, statistics of hours of work derived from these surveys are not published as such. The Committee therefore requests the Government to indicate whether it intends to compile and publish statistics of hours of work which are consistent and usable in conjunction with earnings statistics.

Article 10 read together with Article 17. The Committee observes that the expanded monthly survey of earnings may provide statistics of wage structure and distribution for industrial workers. It requests the Government to indicate whether such statistics may now be compiled for industrial workers so as to extend the scope of these statistics initially limited under Article 17.

Article 14. The Committee notes the Government's indication in its report of efforts undertaken to achieve more up-to-date and dependable coverage of statistics of work injuries. It would be grateful to the Government for indicating whether plans exist to collect and compile data concerning the number of workdays lost as a result of occupational injuries.

Article 15. The Committee notes the Government's statement in its report that SCB has not been in a position to allocate resources for the compilation of better statistics on industrial disputes. It requests the Government to continue reporting on any measures taken to improve the quality of the statistics of strikes and lockouts, and also to indicate any future plans to publish methodological information as required under Article 6(c).