Seychelles

Organization responsible for the statistics

Collection: Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs.

Compilation and publication: Department of Economic Development, Planning and Housing.

Periodicity

Annual.

Source

Reports of occupational injuries submitted to the Labour Inspectorate.

Coverage

Persons:

Employees.

Economic activities:

All economic activities and sectors.

Geographic areas:

Whole country.

Establishments:

Information not available.

Types of occupational accidents covered

Reported injuries.

Concepts and definitions

Not available.

Minimum period of absence from work: none.

Maximum period for death to be considered a fatal occupational injury: none.

Classifications

(a) fatal or non-fatal accidents;

(b) extent of disability:

permanent or temporary incapacity;

(c) economic activity:

trade and commerce; manufacturing, electricity and water, construction, hotels, transport and communication, cargo handling, community and social services, agriculture;

(d) sector:

parastatal, private or public.

Reference period

Year.

Documentation

Series available:

The following tables are published:

Occupational accidents, by economic activity, sector and fatal or permanent or temporary incapacity.

Bibliographic references:

The data are published in:

Department of Economic Development, Planning and Housing: Statistical Abstract (annual).

Data published by ILO:

The following data are furnished to the ILO for publication in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics, relating to reported injuries according to major division of economic activity: number of persons fatally injured, number of persons injured with lost workdays, total of these two groups.