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

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Germany (Ratification: 1991)

The Committee notes that the German Confederation of Trade Unions has submitted observations with regard to the Government's report on the application of Article 14 of the Convention. In particular, it considers that the statistics on occupational diseases are incomplete since they only cover those illnesses defined by the Federal Government as occupational diseases, and that diseases associated with many different causative factors are excluded from the scope of occupational diseases, and thus from the statistics. As a copy of this communication was transmitted to the Government in October 1999, the Committee invites the Government to supply its observations on the points raised by the above Confederation so that the Committee can examine the question at its next session.