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South Africa: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts by economic activity

65.50Persons, thousands · 2024-94.5% since 2010

ILOSTAT STR_WORK_ECO_NB. Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts by economic activity (Persons, thousands). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (Persons, thousands)Note
202465.501
2022153.527
2020101.712
2018137.712
2017125.125
201591.072
2014205.6
2013297.193
2012241.391
2011203.138
20101,191.813
2009172.727
2008118.979
2007608.919
2006250.787
2005399.291
2004395.301
200383.533
200266.25
200190.392
20001,142.428

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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 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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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