Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Mauritius (Ratification: 1994)

The Committee notes the Government's first report, and requests the Government to supply further information on the following points.

Article 3 of the Convention. The Committee notes that the Government's report refers only to collaboration with the Mauritius Employers' Federation in connection with the Survey of Employment, Earnings and Hours of Work, and the fact that the Consumer Price Index Advisory Committee, set up in 1991, is the forum to bring together representatives of workers, employers, traders, consumers and Government for consultation and advice in the revision and updating of the Consumer Price Index. It asks the Government to indicate more precisely, for each of Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15, the manner in which the representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted when the concepts, definitions and methodology used are designed or revised.

Article 7. Noting that only employment data for March are made available, the Committee requests the Government to send to the ILO the statistical data as soon as practicable, for instance those derived from the September survey round, in accordance with Article 5.

Article 9. The Committee notes from the information available that statistics of average wage rates, earnings, normal hours of work and hours paid for by occupation and by sex are compiled with reference to September of each year; that statistics of average earnings by economic activity are compiled with reference to March of each year; and that they cover the most important activities and occupations and are representative of the country as a whole. It notes, however, that, during the March survey, the earnings data are not collected by sex and no data are collected on hours of work. The Committee asks the Government to state whether it intends to complement the March data collection with data on hours of work and separate data on earnings and hours of work by sex.

Article 10. The Committee notes that there is no evidence that statistics on the composition of earnings and hours of work by main components and the distribution of employees according to levels of earnings and hours of work are compiled and processed, according to the guidelines contained under point 5 of Recommendation No. 170, which the Government should take into account as required under Article 2. The Committee requests the Government to provide the relevant information with regard to the compilation of statistics on the composition of earnings and hours of work by main components and the distribution of employees according to levels of earnings and hours of work.

Article 12. The Committee requests the Government to communicate to the ILO the monthly consumer price indices (all items and food group) in accordance with Article 5.

Article 13. Noting that the information available in the ILO confirms compliance with the provisions of Article 13, the Committee requests the Government to continue communicating the relevant statistics and technical information to the ILO, especially for its most recent survey as soon as practicable, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6.

Article 14. The Committee recalls that the statistics of occupational injuries and occupational diseases are required to be representative of the country as a whole, and requests the Government to provide more precise information concerning the scope and coverage of these statistics. It also draws the Government's attention to the following requirements under the Convention: (i) while only data on persons injured appear to be available, data should be compiled also on workdays lost; (ii) more precise information should be provided with respect to the particular standards and guidelines that have been taken into consideration in the development of these statistics (in accordance with Article 2); (iii) a detailed description of the sources, concepts, definitions and methodology (particularly reporting and data collection procedures) used in collecting and compiling statistics of work accidents should be prepared and published by the competent national body (in accordance with Article 6).

Article 15. The Committee requests the Government to supply additional information on the following points: (i) more precise information should be provided with respect to the particular standards and guidelines that have been taken into consideration in the development of these statistics (in accordance with Article 2; (ii) a detailed description of the statistics should be published by the competent national body (in accordance with Article 6).

Article 16. The Committee notes that the Government did not accept the obligations of Article 11, and requests the Government to supply information on the position of its law and practice and any future developments concerning statistics of labour cost, in accordance with Article 16(4).