ILO · Labor
Brazil: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts by economic activity
133,480Persons, thousands · 2020+6433.1% since 2008
ILOSTAT STR_WORK_ECO_NB. Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts by economic activity (Persons, thousands). Annual figures for Brazil from 2000 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (Persons, thousands) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 133,480 | |
| 2019 | 166,199 | |
| 2018 | 167,649 | |
| 2017 | 364,566 | |
| 2016 | 760,967 | |
| 2015 | 1,284,678 | |
| 2012 | 1,771.953 | |
| 2011 | 2,050.021 | |
| 2010 | 1,582.746 | |
| 2009 | 1,568.034 | |
| 2008 | 2,043.124 | |
| 2007 | 1,437.769 | |
| 2006 | 1,360.013 | |
| 2005 | 2,023.18 | |
| 2004 | 1,291.332 | |
| 2003 | 1,943.223 | |
| 2002 | 1,213.862 | |
| 2001 | 797.139 | |
| 2000 | 3,834.116 |
Source
Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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ILO (2026). Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts by economic activity. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-str-work-eco-nb-eco-aggregate-total-ps-3 (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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