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South Africa: Number of strikes and lockouts by economic activity

114Cases · 2024+15.2% since 2012

ILOSTAT STR_TSTR_ECO_NB. Number of strikes and lockouts by economic activity (Cases). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (Cases)Note
2024114
202397
202287
2020117
2018165
2017132
2016122
2015110
201488
2013114
201299
201167
201074
200951
200857
200775
200699
2005102
200449
200362
200247
200183
200080

Source

Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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ILO (2026). Number of strikes and lockouts by economic activity. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-str-tstr-eco-nb-eco-aggregate-total-cs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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