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Strikes. By sectors. Provinces

Strikes. By sectors. Provinces Catalonia
Sector strikes Trabajadores participantes Agriculture Industry Construction Services Hours lost Agriculture Industry Construction Services Company strikes Participant workers Agriculture Industry Construction Services Hours lost Agriculture Industry Construction Services
2021 114,260 0 0 0 114,260 914,080 0 0 0 914,080 19,371 0 5,739 0 13,632 406,403 0 111,946 0 294,457
2020 20,163 0 10,449 0 9,714 563,208 0 83,592 0 479,616 26,767 0 18,211 0 8,556 1,883,229 0 1,581,377 0 301,852
2019 22,324 0 102 0 22,222 163,552 0 6,528 0 157,024 41,737 0 25,987 0 15,750 1,242,243 0 897,475 0 344,768
2018 12,639 0 0 0 12,639 84,328 0 0 0 84,328 41,966 0 25,194 11 16,761 1,348,593 0 856,287 88 492,218
2017 2,056 0 0 0 2,056 16,448 0 0 0 16,448 24,496 0 12,434 0 12,062 546,678 0 190,524 0 356,154
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61,281 5 24,949 126 36,201 733,219 48 394,997 1,296 336,878
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72,249 0 34,820 139 37,290 1,585,293 0 1,178,243 9,488 397,562
2014 3,306 0 3,300 0 6 26,496 0 26,400 0 96 66,993 0 30,902 475 35,616 2,120,231 0 1,486,488 16,768 616,975
2013 55,040 0 2,295 0 52,745 533,880 0 73,440 0 460,440 123,895 223 27,247 458 95,967 2,486,369 1,784 622,753 9,052 1,852,780
2012 34,497 0 0 0 34,497 402,672 0 0 0 402,672 22,447 0 8,232 439 13,776 415,318 0 218,831 9,017 187,470
2011 29,207 0 8,626 0 20,581 436,121 0 128,008 0 308,113 40,670 0 10,354 0 30,316 877,687 0 190,423 0 687,264
2010 83,538 0 251 0 83,287 555,831 0 7,192 0 548,639 55,637 0 24,060 1 31,576 522,963 0 260,223 8 262,732
2009 2,212 0 0 0 2,212 36,056 0 0 0 36,056 53,212 4 19,103 0 34,105 602,259 32 339,541 0 262,686
2008 67,321 0 2,480 0 64,841 728,404 0 79,360 0 649,044 54,754 0 48,202 9 6,543 1,405,609 0 1,232,147 36 173,426
2007 30,409 0 6,047 830 23,532 316,472 0 48,752 72,960 194,760 28,556 0 20,406 0 8,150 516,343 0 376,176 0 140,167
2006 205,610 0 0 151,200 54,410 2,055,192 0 0 1,228,800 826,392 29,748 0 12,430 0 17,318 612,427 0 291,708 0 320,719
2005 72,727 2,256 56 0 70,415 1,830,704 64,992 896 0 1,764,816 80,998 0 54,065 0 26,933 1,290,153 0 787,536 0 502,617
2004 13,077 0 8,046 0 5,031 300,944 0 190,496 0 110,448 35,700 0 27,622 10 8,068 462,274 0 317,016 800 144,458
2003 1,229 0 100 0 1,129 16,168 0 400 0 15,768 36,667 0 18,766 0 17,901 496,455 0 231,607 0 264,848
2002 32,815 0 1,269 0 31,546 262,325 0 10,152 0 252,173 45,514 619 14,392 25 30,478 664,411 10,441 229,268 1,000 423,702
2001 169,897 0 6,983 109,387 53,527 1,553,070 0 111,728 875,096 566,246 36,012 0 20,358 0 15,654 972,364 0 664,939 0 307,425
2000 353,243 11,648 2,652 85,998 252,945 3,689,729 702,208 43,192 1,375,968 1,569,361 16,191 0 10,427 22 5,742 321,477 0 178,530 880 142,067
Source:
2000-2001: Departament de Treball. Servei d'Estudis i Estadístiques.
2002: Departament de Treball, Indústria, Comerç i Turisme. Servei d'Estudis i Estadístiques.
2003-2005: Departament de Treball i Indústria. Servei d'Estudis i Estadístiques.
2006-2009: Departament de Treball. Servei d'Estudis i Estadístiques.
2010-2014: Ministry for Business and Labour.
2015-2019: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
2020-2021: Ministry of Business and Employment.
Note: General strikes are not included.

Last update: June 1, 2022.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Strike
Suspension of partial or complete work by the participant workers. Can be called by one or several organisations, or by one or several people, due to a conflict of interests between the workers and the production units. This can be at a company or throughout a sector if of a wide enough nature to imply whole fields of labour such as branches of activity.

Methodological aspects

Striking is a worker's right recognised by the law in the form of Royal Decree 17/1977, of March 4, on labour relations.

Workers can agree to declare a strike through their representatives by majority decision by the same, provided at least 75% of the representatives are in attendance and the corresponding minutes are taken. A strike can also be declared directly by those affected by the conflict when 25% of the workforce so decides and subjects the decision to a vote. Voting is in secret and is decided by simple majority.

The declaration and prior notice of a strike must contain the objectives of the same, the transactions undertaken in order to settle the differences and the composition of the strike committee, and must be communicated in writing to the company or, if relevant, any affected business organisations and the labour authority.

The prior notice must be issued at least 5 natural days in advance, or 10 days when the strike affects companies providing public services or those that are essential to the community. The total and unjustified absence of prior notice implies that the strike is illegal.

During the strike, the strike committee, the company and, if relevant, business organisations, are obliged to negotiate in order to reach an agreement and they may recur to such procedures as mediation.

When the strike affects companies that provide any type of public service or those that are essential to the community, the government authority has the power and the duty to dictate the necessary measures to guarantee the aforesaid services. These are so-called minimum services, which must be served by the company and the designated workers. Failure to comply with the aforesaid by the workers may be the cause for sanction or dismissal.

The exercise of the right to strike does not terminate the labour relation, nor may it lead to any type of sanction, unless the worker commits a misdemeanour under labour law. During the strike, the labour contract shall be considered to be suspended and the worker has no right to be paid any wages. Any dispositions in individual labour contracts that declare renunciation of, or any other restriction on, the right to strike are considered null.

A striking worker will maintain special status as registered for Social Security, and the company and the worker's obligation to make contributions is suspended. A striking worker will have to right to unemployment benefit, or compensation for temporary interruption of work.

The strike will end due to expiry of the established period, withdrawal, agreement between the parties or compulsory arbitration.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".