Codebook
Ideally, the records should be constructed according to the following format:
- Definitions. The terms, definitions and measurement as stated by the ILO (1993) will be used.
- Coverage. The statistics should cover the whole nation or any specific region, and go back in time as far as possible
- Basic data to be collected includes:
- Strikes, lockouts and other expressions of class struggle as covered in 1.
- The number of workers involved in these actions
- The duration of these actions in days regardless of year or season
- The amount of time not worked by workers directly, indirectly or secondary involved in these actions
- The number and names of the companies involved, including conglomerates to which they belong
- The demand(s) that caused the actions
- The outcome of the actions and method of settlement
- The calendar date of the actions
- The geographical position of the action (if possible the longitude and latitude)
- The profession of the workers consistent with the Historical International Classification of Occupations (HISCO)
- The economic sector according to the International Standard Industrial Classification
- The workers' and/or employers' organizations concerned
- Was the action official or unofficial (wildcat)
- Special groups of workers (e.g. women, children, immigrants)
- An account (if possible in English, otherwise in the national language)
- Sources
- If available, the official, national statistics
- Yearbooks, magazines, leaflets, books etc. issued by workers' and/or employers' organizations or others
- Newspapers, the World Wide Web