asked the Minister for Labour the number of man-days lost due to (i) official disputes; and (ii) unofficial disputes for each of the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Industrial Disputes.
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: The Central Statistics Office are the official source of statistics relating to industrial disputes. However, the figures published by that office do not differentiate between official and unofficial strikes.
Since 1976 my Department have been keeping approximated figures in relation to man-days lost. The figures for 1976, 1977 and January-October, 1978 were as follows:
|
Year |
Official |
Unofficial |
Total |
|
1976 |
681,000 (85%) |
118,000 (15%) |
799,000 |
|
1977 |
268,640 (60%) |
180,547 (40%) |
449,187 |
|
1978 (Jan-Oct) |
360,000 (77%) |
109,000 (23%) |
469,000 |
Central Statistics Office figures showing the total number of man-days lost in each of the years 1968-1975 are as follows:
|
1968 |
405,686 |
|
1969 |
935,900 |
|
1970 |
1,007,714 |
|
1971 |
273,770 |
|
1972 |
206,955 |
|
1973 |
206,725 |
|
1974 |
551,833 |
|
1975 |
295,716 |