Record number of labor strikes held in Germany in 2023 report

Some 312 disputes were recorded last year, the highest in nearly a decade, a new report says

Germany saw a sharp increase in industrial actions and labor disputes in 2023, according to a new report published by the Institute of Economic and Social Sciences (WSI).

A total of 312 labor disputes were recorded in Germany last year, up from 225 in 2022, the report said. The strikes linked to tho