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CWAO Strike Barometer

An on-going current strike event tracking barometer and analysis of South African strike action.

Strikes tell us much about the state of the class struggle, including how militant and organised workers are, the main issues they are mobilising around, and which workers are leading struggles against the bosses.

Strike statistics and analyses are therefore critical for anyone interested in building the workers' movement in particular and working class struggle more generally.

Our independently researched live Strike Barometer is updated almost daily as strikes occur. Our printed edition Strike Barometer: The Analysis of South African Strikes, is compiled and published twice a year. It offers a discussion an opinion based on our live stats over a set period.
Occasionally English South Africa Politics · Documentary
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2025 Research on strike trends shows sharp increase in wildcat strikes

CWAO released the latest Strike Barometer, covering all strikes and workplace-related actions occurring between 1 January and 31 December 2025. Key features of strikes in 2025: *  There were 117 strikes in 2025. This is far higher than the 87 strikes of 2024, the 85 strikes that took place in…
20 Feb 2 min