Cause Group

2004

2005

2006*

Wages & Allowances

26.2

21.8

18.7

Personnel

13.2

9.6

14.0

Retrenchment

0.2

0.4

0.7

Lay-Off

-

0.2

0.2

Indiscipline

40.4

41.6

34.4

Violence

0.9

0.4

0.9

Leave and Hours of Work/Shift Working

0.4

-

0.7

Bonus

3.5

3.6

3.1

Inter/Intra Union Rivalry

0.4

0.4

-

Gherao

-

-

-

Non-implementation of  agreements and awards etc.

1.1

0.9

1.9

Charter of Demands

5.7

7.1

12.1

Work Load

0.7

1.1

0.5

Surplus Labour

0.2

-

-

Betterment of Amenities

0.2

-

0.2

Suspension/change of manufacturing process

-

-

0.2

Standing orders/rules/service conditions/safety measures

2.4

0.2

-

Govt. economic policy

-

-

2.9

Others

5.3

12.7

9.5

Source : Labour Bureau

+ Relate to those cases only for which relevant information was available. Cases having 'not-known' as the cause of the disputes have been excluded.