Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

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

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied with the Government's report, in particular on the application of Article 2 of the Convention (in connection with Article 7). It requests the Government to supply further information on the following points.

Point I of the report form. The Committee notes the Government's reference to Act No. 1799-1 of 24 October 1994 concerning the consumer price index. It asks the Government to provide in its future reports information on any other laws and regulations which apply the provisions of the Convention.

Article 3. Noting the absence of the Government's response, the Committee again 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. The Committee notes that, in light of the data available on the economically active population, only a part of them have been published by the Government. It draws the Government's attention to the obligation to publish more detailed information in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention, and also to the obligation under Article 6 to communicate methodological information to the ILO.

Article 8. The Committee notes that this Article has not been applied. It requests the Government to indicate whether, and if so when, the Government intends to carry out a new population census as required by this provision.

Article 9(1). The Committee notes that statistics of average monthly earnings and hours actually worked are not available for men and women separately. It requests the Government to indicate measures taken or envisaged to compile such statistics separately in accordance with the guidelines (Recommendation No. 170, Paragraph 3.2), and to state in the meantime the reasons for not doing so (Article 2 of the Convention).

Article 9(2). The Committee notes that statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work do not seem to be compiled or published, although being collected through the October occupational wage survey. It requests the Government to indicate if measures have been taken to compile and publish the type of statistics covered by this provision.

Article 10. The Committee notes that the basic requirements of this Article concerning the statistics of the structure and distribution of wages are fulfilled. It requests the Government to state whether steps have been taken to improve the level of details in line with the guidelines of Paragraph 5 of Recommendation No. 170 in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention.

Article 16(3). The Committee notes with interest that the provisions of Article 12 concerning the consumer price index appear to be applied, although obligations under this Article were not accepted at the time of ratification. It would draw the Government's attention to the possibility of subsequently accepting them in accordance with Article 16(3) of the Convention.

Article 16(4). The Committee notes with interest that the Government supplied information concerning statistics covered by Articles which have not been accepted. It notes in particular that the implementation of Article 11 is under way, with the conduct of a first pilot labour cost sample survey in 1995. The Committee requests the Government to continue to report on the position of its law and practice with respect to statistics covered by Articles 11 to 15, including any development and expansion of the existing statistics, and related methodological information.