Work stoppages, 2006

A total of 29 100 employees were involved in 12 labour disputes during 2006. By the last main settlement in 2004, 10 000 fewer employees were involved in the same number of work stoppages.

The insurance intermediation had most of the lost working days with a total of 36 000. In construction and electricity supply, strikes occurred among construction workers and electric line installers respectively. 30 000 and 26 000 working days were lost. Journalists in TV lost 25 000 working days, when 2 400 employees were involved in a strike.

As a rule, years with main settlements, such as 2006, have more work stoppages than years with mid-term settlements. The main settlement takes place every other year and means that two-year agreements are signed in most areas. A revision of the agreements during the main settlement takes place in years with mid-term settlements. This explains some of the major changes in the statistics from one year to another.

Tables:

• Table 1 Work stoppages
• Table 2 Work stoppages, by industry