Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Isle of Man

The Committee notes the Government's report and, in particular, the information concerning Articles 3, 8, 14 and 15 of the Convention and the attached statistical information.

Article 5 of the Convention. The Committee requests the Government to continue to supply the published statistics to the ILO as soon as practicable in accordance with this Article.

Article 9(2). The Committee notes that the Government does not consider it appropriate to undertake a survey on time-rates of wages and normal hours of work. It asks the Government to supply information on any development in this regard.

Article 13. The Committee requests the Government to transmit to the ILO, in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the Convention, the publication of both the results and the full methodological description of the 1995-96 survey of household income and expenditure.

Article 16(4). The Committee notes with interest that the Government has been verbally requested by the Trades Council at the Manx National Economic Development Council to compile statistics of labour cost and that this request is under consideration. It asks the Government to continue to provide information on the statistics covered by Articles 7 and 11.