Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Labour Statistics Convention, 1985 (No. 160) - Israel (Ratification: 2010)

The Committee notes the information and statistics provided by the Government concerning Articles 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 of the Convention. In this regard, it notes the information on the methodology used in collecting and compiling those statistics. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on any changes made in relation to the application of these provisions.

Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention. Employment, unemployment and underemployment statistics. Statistics of the structure and distribution of the economically active population. The Government indicates in its report that information on the structure and distribution of the economically active population is based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. The Committee notes that LFS data and metadata are available on the website of the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). It also notes that the Government continues to supply data to the ILO for dissemination through its ILOSTAT database. The Committee recalls that the last population census was undertaken in 2008. The Government indicates that the methodology for the next census is still being discussed. The Committee requests that the Government provide information on its plans for conducting the next round of the population census and the methodology used in this regard. It also invites the Government to provide information on 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).