AMERICAS TRADE UNION MOVEMENT ITUC - ORIT / FSI's

BASIC STATISTICS

In the light of the Complaints on Infringement on Freedom of Association presented to the International Labour Organization (ILO), we can provide you the following statistical information, prepared by us, based on data published by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Complaints presented in the Americas by countries
1951-2006 (november)

1951-2006 (november)
Country	Cases
Antigua and Barbuda	3
Netherland Antilles	3
Argentina	132
Bahamas	4
Barbados	3
Belize	6
Bermudas	2
Bolivia	27
Brazil	55
Canada	92
Colombia	116
Costa Rica	65
Cuba	17
Chile	77
Dominica	0
El Salvador	52
Ecuador	46
United States of America	37
Guatemala	72
Guyana	14
Granada	5
Haiti	16
Honduras	40
Jamaica	11
Martinique	0
Mexico	41
Montserrat	1
Nicaragua	59
Panama	28
Paraguay	40
Peru	107
Puerto Rico	0
Dominican Republic	50
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1
Saint Lucia	2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6
Suriname	1
Trinidad and Tabago	2
Uruguay	48
Venezuela	56
TOTAL	1337

Information on the cases on the American region
with regards to the rest of the world 1951 to 2006 (november)

Region No. cases % America 1337 52.89 Asia 368 14.56 Africa 353 13.96 Oceania 29 1.15 Europe 441 17.44 World total 2528 100.0

Cases presented by subregion from 1951 to 2006 (november)

Sub region No. cases % Andean Area 352 26.33 Southem Area 352 26.33 Central America 432 32.31 Caribben 72 5.39 North America 129 9.65 Total  1337 100.0

Cases presented in the Americas 1990 - 2006 (november)

1990-2006 (november)
Country	Cases
Antigua and Barbuda	0
Netherland Antilles	0
Argentina	73
Bahamas	2
Barbados	2
Belize	1
Bermudas	1
Bolivia	2
Brazil	16
Canada	61
Colombia	52
Costa Rica	26
Cuba	4
Chile	27
Dominica	0
El Salvador	26
Ecuador	17
United States of America	9
Guatemala	41
Guyana	2
Granada	0
Haiti	8
Honduras	7
Jamaica	0
Martinique	0
Mexico	28
Montserrat	0
Nicaragua	22
Panama	12
Paraguay	15
Peru	54
Puerto Rico	0
Dominican Republic	6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	0
Saint Lucia	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0
Suriname	0
Trinidad and Tabago	0
Uruguay	16
Venezuela	38
TOTAL	568

Information on the cases on the Americas, with regards
to the rest of the world from 1990 to 2006 (november)

Region No. cases % America 568 56.35 Asia 135 13.39 Africa 147 14.58 Oceania 10 0.99 Europe 148 14.68 Total 1008 100.0

Cases presented by subregion from 1990 to 2006 (november)

Region No. cases % Andean Area 163 28.70 Southerm Area 147 25.88 Central America 172 30.28 Caribbean 16 2.82 North America 70 12.32 Total 568 100.0

The ICFTU in its " Annual Survey of Violations of Trade Unions Rights 2001", prepared with data reported on the passed year, lets us visualize the acute situation by which workers and organisations around the world, particularly the aberrant situation that the American region is passing through.
The information regarding Basic Statistics - year 2000 can be found at our Documents Section

A. DEATHS AND ASSASSINATIONS

Europe:	2
Africa:	7
Middle East:	0
Asia and the Pacific:	15
Americas:	186
Total:	210

B. BEATINGS AND TORTURE

Europe:	76
Africa:	459
Middle East:	3
Asia and the Pacific:	1436
Americas:	957
Total:	2931

C. ARRESTS AND DETENTIONS

Europe:	74
Africa:	365
Middle East:	2
Asia and the Pacific:	5863
Americas:	1941
Total:	8245

D. STRIKES AND DEMONSTRATIONS REPRESSED

Europe:	35
Africa:	60
Middle East:	4
Asia and the Pacific:	115
Americas:	112
Total:	326

E. UNFAIR DISMISSALS

Europe:	124
Africa:	3092
Middle East:	174
Asia and the Pacific:	8252
Americas:	7897
Total:	19539

F. GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

Europe:	35
Africa:	48
Middle East:	1
Asia and the Pacific:	90
Americas:	97
Total:	271

G. RESTRICTIVE STRIKE LAW

Europe:	20
Africa:	34
Middle East:	13
Asia and the Pacific:	27
Americas:	19
Total:	113