Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

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

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report, in particular that the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) continues to provide statistical data in relation to Articles 11, 14 and 15 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide updated information on any developments in relation to the application of these Articles of the Convention, including any changes to the compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistics and to the methodology used.

Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention. Employment, unemployment and underemployment statistics. Statistics on the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Government reports that, with the adoption of the new European Regulation on Social Statistics (Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council), the Labour Force Survey (LFS) has been carried out with significant changes since 2017 in the design and implementation of the questionnaire. These changes, however, do not lead to breaks in the series. The Committee notes that the ILO Department of Statistics (ILOSTAT) regularly receives annual statistics on the labour force, employment, unemployment and time-related underemployment derived from the EU Labour Force Survey. The latest available data from the Labour Force Survey refers to 2021. The Committee notes that the most recent information available to ILOSTAT relevant to the application of Article 8 is derived from the 2011 population census, for which both data and methodological information was provided. The Government reports that the 2021 Population Census was launched in October 2021. Preliminary results were announced on 18 May 2022 and are available on the website of Statistics Cyprus. The Committee notes that the final results of the 2021 Population Census are expected to be announced by the end of 2022. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide updated data and methodological information required under Articles 7 and 8. In addition, it requests the Government to continue to provide information on any developments in relation to the implementation of the Resolution on statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization (Resolution I) adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2013) and the Resolution on statistics on work relationships (Resolution I) adopted by the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (October 2018).

Article 9(2). Statistics of time rates of wages and normal hours of work. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government notes that statistics on wages (earnings) by occupational category and economic activity continue to be produced by CYSTAT through the Structure of Earnings Survey every four years (year of reference: 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022). The Survey is based on Council Regulation (EC) No. 530/1999 of 9 March 1999 concerning structural statistics on earnings and on labour costs, as well as Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1738/2005 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1916/2000 with respect to the definition and transmission of information on the structure of earnings. Additionally, the Committee notes that data on earnings by economic activity are produced and disseminated by CYSTAT on an annual basis. The Committee notes that, according to this information, it appears that statistics of wage rates are not produced.The Committee requests that the Government continue to provide updated information on the application of Article 9(2) of the Convention.

Article 10. Statistics of wage structure and distribution. The Committee welcomes the information transmitted by the Government in relation to quarterly data on the monthly earnings of employees. The Committee requests that the Government continue to provide updated statistics on wage structure and distribution, as well as information regarding the relevant methodology utilized.