Right to Strike: A Comparative View

The right of workers to eE -strikeeE - eE ' to refuse to work pending the outcome of employer-employee negotiations concerning specified demands eE ' is legally recognized virtually worldwide.

Yet national laws on strike action vary enormously, both in terms of the extent of state regulation and of specific procedural rules.

The importance of strike law becomes obvious when taking the enormous economic and financial consequences of strikes into account.

Considering how many people and businesses are affected by strike actions eE ' particularly with the globalization of industry eE ' the value of a comparative assessment of the right to strike becomes very clear.