Jordan
Organization responsible for the statistics
The statistics are collected and compiled by the Ministry of
Labour.
Objectives and users
Not available.
Coverage
Strikes and lockouts
- constitutional or official strikes only.
Other types of action (unofficial strikes, sympathetic
strikes, political or protest strikes, general strikes, work
stoppages initiated by employers, and rotating or revolving
strikes) are not covered by the statistics.
Minimum threshold
Information not available.
Economic activities
No particular branches of economic activity or sectors are
excluded.
Workers
Workers directly involved only. The data refer to regular paid
employees and do not cover temporary, casual or seasonal workers,
part-time workers, or unpaid family workers. Workers laid off,
or absent on sick or annual leave or for any other reason are not
included.
No particular occupational groups are excluded from the
statistics.
Geographic areas
Whole country.
Types of data collected
- number of workers involved
- time not worked
Concepts and definitions
Strike
A work stoppage.
Labour dispute
A difference or dispute that may arise about production.
Work stoppage
A stoppage in the production operation for whatever reason.
Industrial dispute
A difference relating to the manufacture of goods.
These terms and their definitions are taken from legislation
on industrial relations and labour legislation.
Methods of measurement
Strikes and lockouts
The basic unit of measurement used to record a strike is the case
of dispute. A strike that is interrupted but later resumed,
still due to the same case of dispute, is counted as a new
strike.
Workers involved
The number of workers involved is counted as the highest number
of workers involved on any one day of the strike.
Time not worked
Total time not worked is measured in terms of workdays by
ascertaining the total amount of time not worked on each day of
the strike, and summing these totals. Overtime is not taken into
consideration.
Classifications
None.
Reference period and periodicity
Statistics are compiled for periods of a year. Information
collected refers both to strikes beginning during the particular
reference period plus those continuing from the previous period.
Analytical measures
None.
Historical background of the series
Not available.
Documentation
Series available
Not available.
Bibliographic references
None.
Data published by the ILO
None.
Confidentiality
Not available.
International standards
Not available.
Methods of data collection
There is no legal obligation to report the occurrence of a
strike. Information is obtained by direct enquiry.