Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1995, published 82nd ILC session (1995)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Russian Federation (Ratification: 1990)

Noting the Government's reference in the report to the acceptance at the time of ratification of obligations under Articles 7, 8 and 9 only, the Committee would point out that the instrument of ratification of this Convention signed by the President of the USSR and dated 10 June 1990 indicates the acceptance of Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Convention. It further recalls that, in a communication to the Director-General of the ILO, dated 26 December 1991, the Russian Federation indicated that it maintained the commitments previously assumed by the USSR in respect of international labour Conventions. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take measures to give effect to these provisions of the Convention, including Article 10, and to provide the information indicated below.

Point I of the report form. The Committee requests the Government to provide a list of the laws and regulations which apply the provisions of the Convention, as well as the copies, if they have not been sent to the Office.

Article 3. The Committee requests the Government to indicate, for each of Articles 7, 8, 9 and 10, the manner in which the representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted when concepts, definitions and methodology used are designed or revised.

Article 7. In accordance with Article 2, the Committee requests the Government to indicate which specific ILO standards and guidelines are followed for the compilation of the statistics of the economically active population, employment and unemployment, or the date when it is planned to start following them. In accordance with Article 5, the Committee asks the Government to provide a list of the publications in which such statistics are published, and communicate the published statistics to the Office as soon as possible.

Article 8. The Committee requests the Government to continue to supply information on the statistics covered by this provision.

Article 9(1). The Committee notes that statistics of average monthly earnings and hours actually worked are being compiled on a regular basis. It requests the Government to communicate the published statistics to the ILO as soon as possible (in accordance with Article 5); and to publish detailed descriptions of the concepts, definitions and methodology used, and communicate them also to the ILO (in accordance with Article 6).

Article 9(2). The Committee notes that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work seem to be compiled. It requests the Government to provide detailed information regarding the concept and definition used.

Article 10. The Committee notes that steps have been taken to apply this provision of the Convention. It requests the Government to provide information on any progress made with regard to the conduct of annual surveys on the structure and distribution of wages.

Article 16(4). The Committee notes with interest that certain steps have been taken to compile statistics covered by Articles which have not been accepted. It requests the Government to continue to indicate the position of its law and practice, and to supply to the extent possible any statistics compiled and particulars of their sources, methodology and publication concerning the statistics covered by Articles 11 to 15, for instance, information on: any development in the conduct of the labour cost survey planned for 1994 (Article 11); on the development and expansion of the statistical series of occupational injuries and the relevant methodological information (Article 14); and on steps taken to develop statistics of strikes and lockouts (Article 15).