Number of days not worked

Country/region	1995	2000	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Japan 1)	77	35	7	10	6	8	33	11	7
U.S.A. 2)	5,771	20,419	4,091	3,344	1,736	2,688	1,265	1,954	124
Canada 3)	1,583	1,644	1,730	3,185	4,148	793	1,771	876	2,169
U.K. 4)	415	499	499	905	157	755	1,041	759	435
Germany 5)	247	11	163	51	19	429	286	132	-
France 6)	363	581	224	193	1,997	1,421	1,553	1,419	-
Italy 7)	909	884	1,962	699	907	555	930	723	226
Sweden 8)	627	0.3	628	15	0.6	2.0	14	104	1.6
Russia 9)	1,367	236	29	211	86	1.4	20	29	-
Hong Kong 10)	1.0	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	8.0	1.4	-
Korea 11)	393	1,894	1,299	1,199	848	1,200	536	809	627
Malaysia 12)	4.9	6.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thailand	220	226	24	0.5	46	24	12	-	-
Indonesia	1,300	1,281	643	-	766	4,666	1,161	-	-
Philippines 13)	584	319	150	53	123	44	12	39	-
India 14)	16,290	28,763	30,256	23,866	29,665	20,324	27,167	16,684	-
Australia 15)	548	469	439	380	228	133	50	197	-
New Zealand 16)	53	11	19	6	30	28	11	-	14
Brazil 17)	22,160	238,922	340,955	150,484	230,604	183,776	237,157	143,433	-

Source: “Databook of International Labour Statistics”, Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training

(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. In 2010 the number of labour disputes was 38, the number of workers involved 2,480, and the number of days not worked 23,244.

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. In 2010 the number of labour disputes was 11, the number of workers involved 45,000, and the number of days not worked 302,000.

3) The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes. In 2010 the number of labour disputes was 175, the number of workers involved 57,000, and the number of days not worked 1,209,000.

4) Including disputes that were shorter than a day or involving less than 10 workers if the number of days not worked exceeded 100. The number of labour disputes excludes political strikes.

5) Including disputes that were shorter than a day if the number of days not worked exceeded 100. Excluding the public sector. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

6) 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 figures for 1995 indicate those of 1996. The figures for 2008 indicate those of enterprises with 10 or more employees and including public enterprises.

7) The number of days not worked is calculated on the basis of 7 hours a day. The figures for 2009 are provisional figures.

8) Excluding disputes that lasted less than 8 hours. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

9) Excluding disputes that lasted less than a day.

10) Including disputes that lasted less than a day or involved less than 10 workers. Excluding the public sector. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes.

11) The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes. In 2010 the number of labour disputes was 86 and the number of days not worked 511,307.

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 disputes that involved less than 10 workers. The number of disputes excludes political strikes and sympathetic strikes.

15) The number of disputes excludes disputes that involved less than 10 days not worked. The number of workers involved indicates the number of all the employees of the enterprises involved.

16) The number of disputes excludes disputes that involved less than 10 days not worked (5 days on and after 2000). Including partial strikes and lockouts. The number of days not worked was calculated on the basis of 8 hours a day. In 2010 the number of labour disputes was 17, the number of workers involved 6,394, and the number of days not worked 6,285.

17) Including strikes only. The number of workers involved indicates the number of those that actually participated in the disputes, and that for 1995 is that of 1994.