§ 91. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Labour how many man-hours were lost per year by industrial disputes or otherwise from 1935 to 1938 inclusive in the coal mining industry; how many miners were registered as unemployed; and how many were working a short week.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe following are the available figures:
Year Number of man-days lost through all causes other than absenteeism Number of man-days lost through industrial disputes Average number of persons registered as unemployed 1935 34,600,000 1,368,000 241,500 1936 30,300,000 852,000 198,600 1937 22,700,000 1,496,000 129,300 1938 32,600,000 697,000 133,400 The figures in the first column cover holidays, disputes, accidents, breakdowns and repairs to machinery, rail transport difficulties and other causes. They exclude days lost through absenteeism. Information is not available as to the number of persons in the coal mining industry who were working a short week.