MAN-DAYS LOST THROUGH STRIKES

Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 8 February 1956 · 1st Legislative Assembly

Official Report, 8 February 1956, Vol 1, Issue 24 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Lim Choon MongLim Yew Hock
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Mr Lim Choon Mong asked the Minister for Labour and Welfare if he will state the number of man-days lost because of strikes in the period April to December, 1955, and the corresponding figure for 1954.

Mr Lim Yew Hock: Mr Speaker, Sir, there are no separate figures for strikes, but the figures for man-days lost in all industrial disputes, including lock-outs as well as strikes, are as follows:

April to December, 1955 ... 944,913 man-days lost.

April to December, 1954 ... 129,408 man-days lost.

Mr Lim Choon Mong: How does the Minister arrive at such figures?

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 8 February 1956. Republished on SGParliament.