Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1993, published 80th ILC session (1993)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Finland (Ratification: 1987)

The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government with its second report, including the comments of the Central Organization of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) and the Confederation of Salaried Employees in Finland (TVK). The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the following points.

Article 2 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to supply information concerning the standards and guidelines followed as regards the statistics covered by Articles 9 and 10.

Article 8. The Committee requests the Government, regarding the annual censuses mentioned in the report, to communicate to the ILO the published statistics and information concerning their publication in accordance with Article 5.

Article 9. The Committee requests the Government to communicate its observations on the comments of the SAK and the TVK regarding (i) comparability of data on average hours of work in different industries and (ii) the components of average hourly earnings.

Article 10. The Committee notes the Government's indication that cooperation between the Central Statistical Office (CSO), the Finnish Employers' Confederation (STK) and the Confederation of Commerce Employers (LTK), and data collection by the CSO from non-organized employers, should permit the development of wage statistics in the private sector. It requests the Government to provide further clarification concerning the availability of statistics on the composition and/or distribution of earnings in the private sector. The Committee also requests the Government to communicate its observations on the comments of the SAK and the TVK regarding the compilation of statistics of wage structure and distribution, with particular reference to the point on separate statistics for men and women with a view to studying wage differentials by sex.

Article 14. The Committee notes with interest the Government's indication in its report that it is envisaged to compile separate statistics for occupational injuries and occupational diseases from 1992, and requests the Government to provide information on the progress made in this regard, including, in particular, information on the consultation with the employers' and workers' organizations in accordance with Article 3. The Committee would be grateful to the Government for indicating whether it is planned to collect and compile data on workdays lost as a result of occupational injuries.