Pocket Book of Labour  Statistics 2007

 

8  INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON

Table 8.3

Industrial Disputes in Selected Countries (By economic activity)

(2005)

Country

No.of disputes

Workers involved

Days not worked

1

2

3

4

Africa

 

 

 

Mauritius

17

3640

10310

America

 

 

 

Canada

260

197721

4149130

United states

22

99700

1348000

Asia

 

 

 

India

456

2913601

29664999

Japan

50

4119

5629

Malaysia

..

..

..

Pakistan

..

..

..

Philippines

26

8496

123329

Sri Lanka

57

53565

158352

Europe

 

 

 

  Italy

654

960854

906857

  Switzerland

5

338

1392

  United Kingdom

116

92600

157400

Ocenia

 

 

 

Australia

501

228265

241005

New Zealand

60

17752

30029

(2006)

1

2

3

4

Africa

 

 

 

Mauritius

13

1478

4290

America

 

 

 

Canada

150

41484

813116

United states

23

73500

2721000

Asia

 

 

 

India

460

1809424

22173868

Japan

..

..

..

Malaysia

..

..

..

Pakistan

..

..

..

Philippines

12

1415

42039

Sri Lanka

52

209804

4895148

Europe

 

 

 

  Italy

549

417249

449857

  Switzerland

3

635

7870

  United Kingdom

158

713300

754500

Ocenia

 

 

 

Australia

222

122700

132600

New Zealand

..

..

..

Source : ILO website (www.ilo.org)