Number of working days lost

(1,000 days)

Country/region	1995	2000	2005	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Japan 1)	77	35	5.6	33	11	7.5	23	4.4	3.8
U.S.A. 2)	5,771	20,419	1,736	1,265	1,954	124	302	1,020	1,131
Canada 3)	1,583	1,644	4,148	1,771	876	2,169	1,209	—	—
U.K. 4)	415	499	157	1,041	759	455	365	1,390	249
Germany 5)	247	11	19	286	132	64	25	70	86
France 6)	784	581	1,997	1,553	1,419	1,662	3,850	—	—
Italy 7)	909	884	907	930	723	—	—	—	—
Sweden 8)	733	0.3	0.6	14	107	1.6	29	0.3	37
Russia 9)	1,367	236	86	21	29	0.1	—	0.4	0.1
Hong Kong 10)	1.0	0.9	0.1	8.0	1.4	1.1	0.3	0.6	0.4
Korea 11)	393	1,894	848	536	809	627	511	429	933
Malaysia 12)	4.9	6.1	4.8	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.2	0	0
Thailand	220	226	46	12	51	6	50	212	—
Indonesia	1,300	—	766	1,161	1,546	844	11	1,891	—
Philippines 13)	584	319	123	12	39	7	34	4	1
India 14)	16,290	28,763	29,665	27,167	16,684	13,297	17,932	—	—
Australia 15)	548	469	228	50	197	133	127	242	273
New Zealand 16)	53	11	30	11	—	14	—	5	79
Brazil 17)	22,160	238,922	230,604	237,157	143,433	4.3	5.6	7.9	11

Source: Japan: “2012 Survey on Labour Disputes” (2013.8), MHLW

(Note) 1) The number of labour disputes indicates the number of strikes and lockouts involving at least half a day. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

2) Excluding disputes involving less than 1,000 workers or that were shorter than a day. The number of disputes and workers involved indicates that of disputes commencing in the respective years.

3) The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

4) Including disputes that were shorter than a day or involving less than 10 workers if the number of working days lost exceeded 100. The number of labour disputes excludes political strikes.

5) Including strikes only. Including disputes that were shorter than a day if the number of working days lost exceeded 100.

6) Including lockouts only. The number of labour disputes is counted per office. The number of workers involved is calculated from the monthly average number of workers involved. The number of labour disputes and the number of workers involved for 2005 indicates that of 2004. The figures for 2008 and later years indicate those of enterprises with 10 or more employees and including public enterprises.

7) Including strikes only. The number of working days lost is calculated on the basis of 7 hours a day.

8) The number of workers involved up to 2008 indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

9) Excluding disputes that lasted less than half a day.

10) Covering the private sector. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

11) Including strikes only for 2009 and later years. Excluding disputes that lasted less than 8 hours for 2011 and later years. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

12) Including strikes only. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

13) Excluding disputes that lasted less than a day. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

14) Excluding political strikes and disputes that involved less than 10 workers.

15) Excluding disputes that lasted less than 10 days. The figures are as of December of the respective years.

17) Including strikes only. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.