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ILC No 160: Labour statistics Convention

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The Labour statistics Convention, (text at Annex B) requires members regularly to collect, compile and publish labour statistics on a wide range of subjects. These inolude economically active population, employment and unemployment, wages, consumer price indexes, occupational injuries and diseases, and labour disputes, etc. The published statinki, a compi Led

in pursuance of this Convention and information concerning their publication are also required to be communion to the International Labour office.

0. The Convention however allows members to limit the ovog, statistics they are required to collect, compile and punion under the Convention by means of a declaration communi28 the Director-General. Hong Kong at presunt dues act, cumpă statistics about average earnings, wage distributions, cost and the agricultural sector. The Britinb

proposes to apply the Convention to Hong Kong with auth

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Convention so that Hong Kong would not be require such statistics.

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7. These conventions (texts at Annexes C+D;

applied to Hong Kong with modifications.

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in the Employment Ordinance, Hong Kong is now in a make improved declarationa on both conventiona

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the declaration will remain *applied with godiIADA of the two existing modifications will Da wording of the other will be amended.

Details ot 101 the improvement from the declaration. Details of UN, da

are ac Annex k. FOI 150 NO.

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The UK Government ratified this

on 13 August 1989. Hong Kong is not

with some provisions of the convention moặc dà crew accommodation. A declaration of “decision therefore be made in respect of the convent kun Cherefore not be implemented in Hong Kon

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"he declarationS In respect of 112 Nus Create new international rights and obligations tor

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June 1997. The declarations in respect of 10l would result in very minor changed to existing a obligations for Hong Kong, which in the view of

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