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

Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63) - United Republic of Tanzania (Ratification: 1962)

The Committee recalls that the ILO Governing Body, at its 334th Session, (October–November 2018), on the recommendation of the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group, confirmed the classification of the Convention concerning Statistics of Wages and Hours of Work, 1938 (No. 63) as an outdated instrument. The Governing Body therefore placed an item on the agenda of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (2024) for the consideration of its abrogation or withdrawal; however, the Committee notes that the postponement of the 2020 Conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic may impact on the session numbers or dates of the Conferences at which these Conventions will be considered for abrogation or withdrawal. The Governing Body requested the Office to undertake follow-up action to actively encourage the ratification of up-to-date instruments concerning labour statistics. The Committee therefore encourages the Government to follow-up the Governing Body’s decision at its 334th Session (October–November 2018) approving the recommendations of the Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group, and to consider ratifying the Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160), as the most up-to-date instrument in this subject area.

Article 1(c) of the Convention. Communication to the ILO of the statistics covered by the Convention. The Committee notes with regretthat the Government’s report provides no concrete information in response to its previous comments initially made in 2016. It therefore recalls that, from the information available to the ILO Department of Statistics, the main sources of statistics on wages and hours of work in the United Republic of Tanzania are: the Integrated Labour Force Survey (which includes a time–use module), presenting statistics on wages and hours of work for the economy as a whole and agriculture, mining and manufacturing in particular (latest one referring to 2014); and the Employment and Earnings Survey, an annual establishment survey which provides statistics on wage rates and earnings for the economy as a whole and agriculture, mining and manufacturing in particular. Statistical and methodological information derived from these surveys is available through the National Bureau of Statistics’ website. The Government also indicated in its 2016 report that a meeting was held in February 2015 with the technical support of the ILO with a view to discussing and improving the questionnaire used to collect information for the Employment and Earnings Survey to ensure that it includes issues of working hours and wages. In addition, the Government indicated that a labour force survey was being conducted in Zanzibar that allowed for the compilation of statistics on wages, earnings and hours of work. The Committee reiterates its request that the Government provide information on any developments in the improvement of the questionnaire used for the Employment and Earnings Survey. The Government is also requested to communicate a copy of the latest labour force survey being conducted in Zanzibar when it becomes available. The Committee once again reminds the Government of the availability of ILO technical assistance.