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

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

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government concerning in particular Article 12 (read together with Article 3) of the Convention.

Articles 9 to 11. The Committee notes that there has been no change in the compilation of statistics covered by these Articles, and that no plans have been made to overcome the inconsistency between statistics of earnings and statistics of hours of work derived from two separate sources (Article 9). However, it notes that statistics on the composition of earnings (wage structure) are available from various sources (Article 10), and that statistics on the composition of hours of work, as a percentage of total hours worked, are available for certain specific categories of employees. The Committee further notes that statistics on wage distribution (the distribution of employees according to various levels of earnings and hours of work) do not seem to be available, and requests the Government to state whether measures are taken or envisaged to give effect to Article 10 in this regard. The Committee also asks the Government to communicate to the ILO (in accordance with Article 6) detailed information on the revision of the statistical system of earnings (and possibly of hours of work), announced in the Central Bureau of Statistics' publication No. 36/93 of "Ukens Statistikk".

Article 14. The Committee requests the Government to indicate whether data are available for (i) the number of persons injured with resulting work time lost and (ii) work days lost by all persons injured, or if not, whether it is intended to collect this information, and the progress made in this direction. In the absence of sufficient information, the Committee again asks the Government to provide (i) information on the standards and guidelines followed with respect to statistics of occupational injuries and diseases (in accordance with Article 2) and (ii) a methodological description regarding these statistics (in accordance with Article 6).