Pocket Book of Labour Statistics 2008

5 INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

 5.6  Disputes by Sectors

Sectors

2005

2006

2007*

Public Sector

 

 

 

No. of disputes

57

88

68

Workers involved (‘000)

2039

1600

252

Mandays lost (‘000)

2322

2657

337

Wages lost (Rs. in crores)

79.09

128.75

9.59

 

(44)

(66)

(39)

Value of Production loss

59.80

29.54

12.35

(Rs. in crores)

(19)

(9)

(2)

Private Sector

 

 

 

No. of disputes

399

342

307

Workers involved (‘000)

875

210

444

Mandays lost (‘000)

27343

17668

27178

Wages lost (Rs. in crores)

37.02

44.25

178.35

 

(102)

(107)

(86)

Value of Production loss

285.28

351.84

1594.01

(Rs. in crores)

(102)

(90)

(73)

Source : Labour Bureau

Note :  Figures in brackets indicate the number of cases to

 which the information relates.