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Number of work stoppages by economic activity, Suriname
 
Economic activity* 1998 1994 1993
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 0 3 1
Mining and quarrying 2 0 0
Manufacturing 5 0 7
Electricity, gas and water 0 2 1
Construction 0 0 0
Wholesale and retail, restaur. & hotels 0 0 6
Transportation, storage and communication 3 0 1
Finance, insurance, business services 5 2 8
Community, social and personal services 2 0 3
Total 17 7 27
 
Number of workers involved in work stoppages by economic activity
Economic activity* 1998 1994 1993
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 0 1,149 37
Mining and quarrying 521 0 0
Manufacturing 448 0 475
Electricity, gas and water 0 420 203
Construction 0 0 0
Wholesale and retail, restaur. & hotels 0 0 1,219
Transportation, storage and communication 107 0 112
Finance, insurance, business services 650 223 821
Community, social and personal services 874 0 434
Total 2,600 1,792 3,301
 
Number of days not worked because of work stoppages, by economic activity
Economic activity* 1998 1994 1993
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 0 19,512 555
Mining and quarrying 14,067 0 0
Manufacturing 3,764 0 4,137
Electricity, gas and water 0 1,487 609
Construction 0 0 0
Wholesale and retail, restaur. & hotels 0 0 6,221
Transportation, storage and communication 267 0 224
Finance, insurance, business services 14,976 2,928 8,000
Community, social and personal services 11,755 0 2,883
Total 44,829 23,927 22,629

* only private sector

Source: Ministry of Labour, Suriname, section Labour Statistics, various years

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