Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Number of industrial disputes by economic activity and cause,Trinidad and Tobago
Cause 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
Dismissals   159 104 112 95 138 132 136 141
Breakdown in negotiations   26 24 26 43 47 42 66 40
Suspensions   63 48 56 50 65 42 47 74
Termination of services   99 134 146 96 61 77 84 50
Lay offs   7 5 2 3 3 2 4 2
Warning letters   63 22 12 20 13 19 23 18
Retrenchment and redundancy   4 13 11 11 17 19 14 11
Severance and terminal benefits   9 9 9 23 14 15 11 11
All payments   49 43 46 59 55 76 63 61
Conditions of employment   109 107 115 84 110 110 84 133
Miscellaneous matters   12 8 5 9 12 7 7 6
Refusal to negotiate   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delay in negotiations   3 2 0 1 0 2 0 4
Breach of agreement   5 10 23 6 9 10 16 21
Total   608 529 563 500 544 553 555 572

Source: Labour Statistics Report, Ministry of Labour,Trinidad and Tobago, several years.

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