Political configuration
Labour union strength and industrial conflicts

Degree of organisation in Labour Unions 1970–2003 by country

Definitions/Comments: Union density: Proportion of union members among the employed (without unemployed, self-employed, full-time students, retired, handicapped or economically inactive).

Source: Ebbinghaus and Visser (2000), Visser (2006).

Data for the indicator or in excel.

Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.