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Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Brazil (RATIFICATION: 1990)

The Committee notes with interest the information provided by the Government on the structure of earnings, including details on the components (Article 10 of the Convention). The Committee also takes note of the detailed information provided concerning statistics on industrial disputes for the years 1983–2012 (Article 15).

Articles 7 and 8. Statistics of employment, unemployment and underemployment. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Committee notes the data provided by the Government on the economically active population as well as the methodological information reported. Statistics on the economically active population, employment and unemployment, as well as population census data, have been regularly supplied to the Department of Statistics of the ILO. However, the Committee notes that unemployment data by activity and occupation has not been provided. The Committee invites the Government to provide data on unemployment according to the International Standard Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) and the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). It also invites the Government to keep the ILO informed of any developments towards the implementation of the resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I), adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2013).

Article 9(1). Statistics on average earnings and hours of work. Communication of Statistics. The Committee notes the detailed information provided by the Government on the components of statistics on remuneration. Statistics of average monthly earnings are derived from the Labour Force Survey entitled, Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios. The Committee requests that the Government transmit the latest statistics on the weekly hours usually worked from the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicilios as well as a detailed description of the methodology used.

Article 13. Statistics of household expenditure. The Government identifies in its report the Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) as the main source of statistics of household income and expenditure. The Committee notes that this household survey is conducted at irregular intervals, the latest two rounds having taken place in 2002–03 and 2008–09. The Committee draws the Government’s attention to the fact that, according to the resolution concerning household income and expenditure statistics adopted by the 17th International Conference of Labour Statisticians in December 2003, major household expenditure surveys should be undertaken preferably at intervals not exceeding five years. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on the measures envisaged in order to give effect to the resolution concerning household income and expenditure statistics, as regards intervals between major household expenditure surveys.

Articles 11 and 14. Statistics of labour costs. Statistics of occupational injuries. The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government on the subjects covered by Articles 11 and 14 of the Convention, the obligations under which the Government has not accepted. The Government provides information on the components constituting statistics on “labour costs”, namely worker remuneration, as well as 13th salary, severance and termination pay, remuneration for time not worked, bonuses and gratuities. Statistics on occupational accidents are disseminated on an annual basis in a joint publication of the Labour Ministry and the Ministry of Social Welfare entitled Anuário Estatístico de Acidentes do Trabalho (AEAT – Occupational Accidents Statistical Yearbook). This includes statistics of reported occupational accidents and occupational accidents that gave rise to the payment of benefits, with a number of disaggregations such as region and economic activity. Moreover, monthly statistics on compensated occupational diseases are compiled and disseminated through the Ministry of Social Welfare’s dataset, Informações Estatísticas Relativas à Segurança e Saúde Ocupacional (Statistical Information on Occupational Safety and Health). The Committee requests that the Government keep the ILO informed of any development regarding the compilation and dissemination of the abovementioned statistics. Additionally, in view of the fact that the provisions of both Article 11 and 14 are in general applied, the Committee invites the Government to examine the possibility of accepting the obligations of these provisions (Article 16(4)).