HL Deb 30 June 1969 vol 303 c443

Brought from the Commons; read 1a, and referred to the Examiners.

Numbers of Working Days Lost Through Industrial Disputes
Country 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
United Kingdom 2,277,000 2,925,000 2,398,000 2,787,000 4,690,000
United States of America 22,900,000 23,300,000 25,400,000 42,100,000 *
Belgium 443,835 70,131 533,239 181,713 *
France 2,496,791 979,861 2,523,488 4,203,509 *
Federal Republic of Germany 16,711 48,520 27,086 389,581 *
Italy 13,088,609 6,992,856 14,473,551 8,568,433 *
Netherlands 43,862 54,607 12,647 6,165 *
Sweden 34,000 4,100 351,600 400 *
Sources:
United Kingdom: Department of Employment and Productivity.
Other countries: I.L.O. Year Book of Labour Statistics, 1968.
* Not available.