Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2015, publiée 105ème session CIT (2016)

Convention (n° 160) sur les statistiques du travail, 1985 - Région administrative spéciale de Hong-kong (Ratification: 1997)

Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention. Employment, unemployment and underemployment statistics. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes that statistics on the economically active population, employment and unemployment continue to be supplied to the ILO for dissemination through its ILOSTAT database. It also notes that, for the 2011 population census, the economically active population comprised all persons aged 15 years and over. The Committee invites the Government to provide 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).

Article 9(1) and (2). Statistics of average earnings and hours of work. Statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work. The Committee notes that statistics of median monthly earnings and median weekly hours of work continue to be collected from the General Household Survey (GHS). The Labour Earnings Survey (LES) and Annual Earnings and Hours Survey (AEHS) also collect information on hours actually worked during the seven days before remuneration. The Government indicates that the definition of hours of work adopted in the AEHS follows the relevant provisions of the Minimum Wage Ordinance of the Laws of Hong Kong. It further indicates that statistics on time rates of wages and normal hours of work are compiled quarterly from the results of the LES based on a sample of about 1,100 establishments. The normal hours of work in the LES refer to contractual hours of work and the new standards concerning the measurement of working time, as adopted by the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2008. However, meal and rest times are excluded. The Committee requests that the Government continue to provide statistics on the application of Article 9, including statistics of employee median monthly earnings and median weekly hours of work.

Article 13. Statistics of household expenditure. The Committee notes that statistics on household expenditure are compiled from the Household Expenditure Survey, which is conducted every five years. Statistics on wages and employment-related income are available from a number of sources, including the quarterly LES, the annual Survey of Salaries and Employee Benefits, and the AEHS. The Committee notes, however, that the ILO Department of Statistics has not yet received any information on the compilation of statistics on household income or related methodology. The Committee requests that the Government provide statistics on household income and relevant metadata.