Antigua and Barbuda
Organization responsible for the statistics
The statistics are collected, compiled and published by the
Ministry of Labour.
Objectives and users
Not available.
Coverage
Strikes and lockouts
The statistics cover:
- constitutional or official strikes
- unofficial strikes
- sympathetic strikes
- general strikes
- work stoppages initiated by employers
- rotating or revolving strikes
- sit-ins
- sit-outs
- stay-aways
Political or protest strikes are not included in the statistics,
nor are go-slows, working to rule or overtime bans.
Minimum threshold
None.
Economic activities
Essential services (Sections K31, K2 and K13) are
excluded.
Workers
No information available.
Geographic areas
Whole country.
Types of data collected
- number of strikes and lockouts
- duration
Concepts and definitions
Trade dispute
A major trade dispute is an interruption of work which is
continuing or a dispute which may lead to an interruption of
work, which has seriously jeopardised or is likely to jeopardise
seriously the economy of the State.
Lockout
An action taken by an employer or employers to prevent workers
from entering the establishment.
The definitions are taken from the Antigua Labour Code.
Methods of measurement
Strikes and lockouts
The basic unit of measurement used to record a strike or lockout
is the case of dispute.
Work stoppages arising from the same case of dispute,
occurring simultaneously, are counted as one strike or lockout.
Those resulting from the same case of dispute, but occurring at
different times, are counted as separate strikes or lockouts.
Duration
The duration is measured in workdays from the date on which the
strike or lockout began in the first economic unit involved up to
the date on which it terminated in the last one.
Classifications
Branch of economic activity
The number of strikes and lockouts is classified by branch of
economic activity.
Reference period and periodicity
The statistics are compiled and published for periods of a year.
They refer to strikes and lockouts beginning during the
particular reference period only.
Analytical measures
None.
Historical background of the series
Not available.
Documentation
Series available
Not available.
Bibliographic references
Labour Department: Annual Report.
Data published by the ILO
The number of strikes and lockouts, by economic activity.
Confidentiality
Not available.
International standards
Not available.
Methods of data collection
There is a legal obligation to report the occurrence of a strike
or lockout. The dispute should be reported to the Labour
Commissioner by any party concerned (section K14, section
K4(3)(iii), section B5(2)(a)), indicating the causes of the
dispute and the parties involved, and supplying a full report of
the case at conciliation.