Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2025, published 114th ILC session (2026)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Italy (Ratification: 1989)

Articles 7. Employment, unemployment and underemployment statistics. The Committee notes that multiple sources, such as a labour force survey carried out by ISTAT and the INPS Permanent Observatory on Precarious Employment, the establishment of the Transnational Posting Monitoring Centre, and the National Archive of Collective Labour Agreements, provide complementary information relevant to the labour market. The Committee also notes the information provided by the Government in response to its previous Direct Request, regarding the implementation of Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I) adopted by the 19th ICLS. The Committee therefore invites the Government to continue providing updated statistical information to ILOSTAT for dissemination, and to provide additional information on the implementation of the Resolution on statistics of work relationships, adopted by the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in 2018, as well as the Resolution on statistics of the informal economy, adopted at the 21st ICLS in 2023.

Article 8. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes that a population census was carried out by the National Institute of Statistics in 2021, with the results published on its website, followed by a permanent census of population and housing in 2023. The results of the 2022 survey were also disseminated through various formats, highlighting demographic and socio-economic characteristics, including population dynamics, place of birth and nationality. The Committee invites the Government to continue providing updated data and methodologies related to this Article as soon as they become available.

Article 9. Current statistics of average earnings and hours of work. Statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work. The Committee notes that, according to information available on ILOSTAT, average hourly earnings of employees continue to be derived from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, with the latest data dating from 2024. It notes that statistics on earnings and hours of work are drawn from multiple sources, including monthly and quarterly surveys of employment, remuneration, and labour cost, as well as a Structure of Earnings Survey (Article 9(1)). This Survey provides estimates of gross earnings per employee per hour, and annual hours worked for enterprises with at least 10 employees, excluding public administration. Furthermore, the Committee observes that the Government has not provided information on time rates of wages and normal hours of work (Article 9(2)). The Committee therefore invites the Government to continue providing updated information on the compilation and dissemination of statistics on average earnings and hours of work. It also requests the Government to provide data on time rates of wages and normal hours of work to the ILO Department of Statistics as soon as they become available, as well as information on any possible changes in the concepts and/or methodology relating to the application of Article 9(2) of the Convention.

Article 10. Statistics of wage structure and distribution. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government in relation to statistics on earnings and hours of work, collected through various surveys, including the Labour Force Survey and the Structure of Earnings Survey. The Committee notes however that the Government’s report does not contain information concerning statistics on wage structure and distribution. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on wage structure and distribution and to ensure that the required statistics are communicated to the ILO Department of Statistics for dissemination through ILOSTAT.

Article 11. Statistics of labour cost. The Committee notes that national statistics on labour cost continue to be submitted by the Government through the annual questionnaire of labour statistics, with the latest available year being 2024. These statistics are drawn from multiple sources, including a four-yearly Labour Cost Survey (LCS), annual enterprise returns covering the main components of labour cost, and the quarterly Labour Cost Index (LCI) which is compiled on the basis of the OROS survey, combining administrative data from the National Social Insurance Agency (INPS) with information from the monthly survey of large enterprises. The Committee invites the Government to include detailed information on the sources, definitions and methodology used in the collection of these statistics, and to continue transmitting updated labour cost statistics to the ILO Department of Statistics for dissemination on ILOSTAT.

Article 13. Statistics of household expenditure. The Committee notes that statistics on household income and expenditure are compiled from the Household Budget Survey and the Living Conditions – Household Sample Survey, with the latest data available in ILOSTAT referring to 2024. Methodological information is disseminated on the national statistics authority’s website. The Committee invites the Government to continue to provide updated statistics and related methodological information with respect to household income and expenditure to the ILO Department of Statistics for dissemination in ILOSTAT.

Article 14 Statistics on occupational accidents and injuries and occupational diseases. The Committee notes that the Government continues to regularly communicate statistics on occupational injuries and diseases to the ILO Department of Statistics through its annual questionnaire, with the latest year being 2023. The data is compiled by the National Institute for Insurance against Accidents at Work (INAIL), covering both fatal as well as non-fatal cases, occupational diseases, and COVID-19 related incidents. The statistics are published with methodological notes and a glossary. Furthermore, as part of the continuous Labour Force Survey, ISTAT has conducted ad hoc modules on occupational health and safety. Recalling the decision of the International Labour Conference at its 110th Session in June 2022 to include “a safe and healthy working environment” as a fundamental principle and right at work, the Government is requested to continue to provide detailed updated information to the ILO Department of Statistics, as well as to inform the ILO of methodological or procedural changes to the application of Article 14 of the Convention.

Article 15. Statistics of industrial disputes. The Committee notes that the Government has provided information on industrial and labour relations through the annual labour statistics questionnaire as recently as 2024. The Committee also acknowledges the response provided by the Government to its last Direct Request, according to which statistics on labour disputes are derived from data provided by the Ministry of Justice on labour cases. It further notes that Government’s report does not provide information regarding the relevant methodology underpinning its data collection on industrial disputes nor updated statistics on strikes and lockout. The Committee therefore requests the Government to provide complete information on industrial disputes under Article 15, including relevant methodological details.