INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES IN INDIA DURING THE YEAR-2003

                                                                      TABLE B-VII (a) 

        Industrial Disputes Classified by Causes (State & Central Spheres) during the Year 2003 

Cause-Group

Number of Disputes

Numbers of workers involved

Number of mandays lost

 

Number

Percentage to Total

Number

Percentage to Total

Number

Percentage to Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Wages & Allowances        

 

104

18.8

61,797

3.4

19,09,664

6.3

Personnel                      

 

57

10.3

38,280

2.1

5,30,571

1.8

Retrenchment                   

 

12

2.2

3,219

0.2

81,848

0.3

Lay-Off                        

 

3

0.5

911

0.1

14,051

0.1

Indiscipline                   

 

186

33.7

1,23,457

6.8

1,43,65,953

47.5

Violence                       

 

5

0.9

1,457

0.1

4,03,600

1.3

Leave & Hours of Work         

 

5

0.9

4,227

0.2

64,289

0.2

Bonus                           

 

34

6.2

14,148

0.8

3,49,471

1.2

Inter/Intra Union Rivalry      

 

3

0.5

373

0.0

39,680

0.1

Gherao                         

 

1

0.2

..

 

..

 

Non- implementation or in connection with Labour Enactments, awards / Agreements  etc.

6

1.1

1,762

0.1

1,27,998

0.4

Charter of Demands             

 

45

8.2

13,21,378

72.8

81,99,600

27.1

Work Norms/Loads               

 

2

0.4

281

0.0

13,199

0.0

Demand For Amenities           

 

1

0.2

782

0.0

782

0.0

Suspension/Change of Manufacturing Process

 

1

0.2

215

0.0

12,685

0.0

Standing Orders/ Rules/ Service Conditions/ Safety

 

5

0.9

2,776

0.2

24,946

0.1

Other Reasons                  

 

40

7.3

24,558

1.4

24,48,853

8.1

Not Known                      

 

42

7.6

2,16,324

11.9

16,68,721

5.5

Total

552

100.0

18,15,945

100.0

3,02,55,911

100.0

 

               .. = Not Available