ABS provides statistical data on Industrial Disputes, Australia

Mar 09, 2023

The quantity of conflicts (strikes or lockouts), the number of employees engaged, the number of working days missed, cause of dispute, duration and the reason work resumed.

In the December quarter 2022:

  • Sixty-nine disputes took place.
  • There were 22,200 affected workers and 21,300 missed working days.
  • 8 industries, 8 states, and territories had conflicts.
  • There were 189 conflicts during the calendar year that ended in December 2022, resulting in a loss of 197,000 working days.


Industrial disputes in the last 10 years, Australia

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