INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN INDIA DURING THE YEAR-2003

                                                     TABLE A-III

TIME - LOSS (NUMBER OF MANDAYS LOST) BY SECTOR/SPHERE DURING

                       2002 AND 2003 BY STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS

Public Sector

Private Sector

Total

Sphere

Strikes / Lockouts

2002

2003

P

2002

2003

P

2002

2003

P

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I- Central Sphere

Strikes

758,032

472,339

-37.69

44,159

20,092

-54.50

802,191

492,431

-38.61

%age To Total

2.85

1.56

-

0.17

0.07

-

3.02

1.63

-

Lockouts

31,376

6,231,377

19760.33

0

0

0.00

31,376

6,231,377

19760.33

%age To Total

0.12

20.60

-

-

-

-

0.12

20.60

-

S & L

789,408

6,703,716

749.21

44,159

20,092

-54.50

833,567

6,723,808

706.63

%age To Total

2.97

22.16

-

0.17

0.07

-

3.14

22.22

-

II- State Sphere

Strikes

10,328

152,495

1376.52

8,852,018

2,561,024

-71.07

8,862,346

2,713,519

-69.38

%age To Total

0.04

0.50

-

33.30

8.46

-

33.33

8.97

-

Lockouts

4,200

0

-100.00

16,885,806

20,818,584

23.29

16,890,006

20,818,584

23.26

%age To Total

0.02

0

0.00

63.51

68.81

-

63.53

68.81

-

S & L

14,528

152,495

949.66

25,737,824

23,379,608

-9.16

25,752,352

23,532,103

-8.62

%age To Total

0.05

0.50

-

96.81

77.27

-

96.86

77.78

-

Total (Central and State Sphere)

Strikes

768,360

624,834

-18.68

8,896,177

2,581,116

-70.99

9,664,537

3,205,950

-66.83

%age To Total

2.89

2.07

-

33.46

8.53

-

36.35

10.60

-

Lockouts

35,576

6,231,377

17415.68

16,885,806

20,818,584

23.29

16,921,382

27,049,961

59.86

%age To Total

0.13

20.60

-

63.51

68.81

-

63.65

89.40

-

S & L

803,936

6,856,211

752.83

25,781,983

23,399,700

-9.24

26,585,919

30,255,911

13.80

%age To Total

3.02

22.66

-

96.98

77.34

-

100.00

100.00

-

0 = Information is Nil

P = Percentage increase / decrease over the previous year

Note: Total of percentage may not necessarily tally due to rounding of figures