Country (text)
ISO 3166 alpha-2 code
Country (numeric)
Year
Right of Association, market sector
Right of Association, government sector
Right of Collective bargaining, market sector
Right of Collective bargaining, government sector
Right to Strike, market sector
Right to Strike, government sector
Coordination of wage-setting
Type of coordination of wage setting
Government intervention in wage bargaining
Presence of peace clauses in sectoral and/or cross-sectoral collective agreement
Conflicts of Rights
Conflicts of Interest
Predominant level of wage bargaining
Combination of levels of wage bargaining
Centralisation of wage bargaining
Reach/incidence of additional enterprise bargaining
Articulation of enterprise bargaining
Possible to derogate from terms established by law (and offer less favourable co
Favourability principle between agreement-levels
Wage setting in sectoral agreements
General Opening clauses in collective agreement
Crisis-related, temporary opening clauses in collective agreement
general price indexation or cost-of-living clauses in agreements
Mandatory extension of collective agreements to non- organised employers
Average length of (wage clauses in) collective agreements, in months
National Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Setting
A social pact is proposed by government, unions or employers, and negotiations d
A social pact between government, unions and/or employers is signed in specified
Number of agreements between central organisations of trade unions and employers
The agreement is autonomously negotiated and implemented by unions and employers
Number of agreements negotiated and implemented by unions and employers organisa
Number of agreements autonomously negotiated and implemented by unions and emplo
Number of pacts and agreements signed in a given year  (Sum of Pactsign + Agrsig
Pact or agreement is negotiated by all or some of the (possible) actors
Scope of social pact
Type of social pact
Pact or agreement is about wage issues
pact or agreement is about non-wage issues
Wage clause in pact applies in specified year (if pact >one year, or when negoti
Wage clause in central agreement applies in specified year (if agreement covers
pact or agreement is about procedure for wage setting, articulation of levels, c
pact or agreement contains a norm or ceiling regarding maximum wage rise
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding taxat
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding worki
Pact or agreement contains or is predicated on concessions regarding employment
Pact or agreement contains, or is predicated on, concessions regarding employmen
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding socia
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding (old
Pact or agreement contains, and/or is predicated on, concessions regarding vocat
Pact or agreement contains, or is predicated, concessions regarding union rights
Pact or agreement sets up or changes nation-wide councils for concertation.
Existence of a standard (institutionalized) tripartite council concerning social
Existence of institutionalised bipartite council of central union and employers
Routine involvement of unions and employers in government decisions on social an
Status of works council
Structure of works council representation
Rights of works councils
Involvement of works councils (or similar structures) in wage negotiations
Sectoral organization of employment relations
Number of Employers Confederations (organisations in agriculture are excluded)
Employers organisation density, as proportion of employees in employment
Employers’ organisation density in the private sector, as a proportion of employ
Number of Union Confederations (very small confederations are ignored) (1- ∞)
Effective Number of Union Confederations, defined as the inverse of the Herfinda
Name of Confederation 1
Number of affiliates of confederation 1
Effective number of affiliates of confederation 1, defined as the inverse of the
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 1
Name of Confederation 2
Number of affiliates of confederation 2
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 2
Name of Confederation 3
Number of affiliates of confederation 3
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 3
Name of Confederation 4
Number of affiliates of confederation 4
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 4
Name of Confederation 5
Number of affiliates of confederation 5
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 5
Name of Confederation 6
Number of affiliates of confederation 6
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 6
Name of Confederation 7
Number of affiliates of confederation 7
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 7
Name of Confederation 8
Number of affiliates of confederation 8
Total membership x 1,000 of unions affiliated to confederation 8
Number of unaffiliated or independent unions (only national unions or federation
Sum of members of independent or unaffiliated unions (0-∞)
Total Number of Unions. Sum of all affiliated and independent unions.
Effective number of unions, defined as the inverse of the Herfindahl-index or 1/
Total Union Membership * 1,000 (∑ MemCf1-8 + MindU)
Net Union Membership: TUM minus union members outside the active, dependent and
Union Membership: Union members among dependent labour force as in household sur
Number of employees covered by collective agreements  that were signed in refere
Number of employees covered by collective agreements
Employees under statutory regulation and excluded from collective bargaining
Employed wage and salary workers *1,000
Employed wage and salary workers *1,000; source is survey
Union density rate, net union membership as a proportion of wage earners in empl
Union density date, net union membership as proportion wage earners, as in house
Union coverage of workplaces: Employees in workplaces covered by unions or works
Single employer bargaining (perc of employees covered by firm- or enterprise-lev
Multi employer bargaining (perc of employees covered by multi-employer agreement
Employees covered as a result of extension orders to non- organized employers (0
Unadjusted bargaining (or union) coverage rate: proportion of all wage earners,
Adjusted bargaining coverage rate: proportion of all wage earners with right to
Employees covered by collective (wage) bargaining agreements that have been conc
Bargaining (or Union) Coverage in private or market sector: proportion of all wa
Bargaining (or Union) coverage in public sector: proportion of all wage earners
Membership share of Confederation 1 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 2 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 3 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 4 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 5 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 6 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 7 in TUM
Membership share of Confederation 8 in TUM
Divisions across confederations are politically (religiously, ethnically, lingui
Divisions across confederations are economically (education, status, rank) motiv
Divisions across confederations are sectorally (private versus public) motivated
Divisions across confederations are regionally based
Basis for demarcation between affiliates (national)
Conflict between union confederations
Internal demarcations within union confederations
Confederation negotiates binding national (cross-sector) wage agreements (bipart
Confederation negotiates binding national (cross-sectoral) non-wage agreements (
Confederation coordinates wage bargaining of affiliates (across sectors)
Main confederation(s) represent affiliates politically and is routinely involved
Confederation is routinely consulted by the government on social and economic po
Union negotiates national (or regional) sectoral collective agreements (wage and
Union negotiates national (or regional) sectoral collective agreements (only non
Union (affiliate) coordinates wage bargaining across enterprise units
Confederal (political) control over appointment of leaders of affiliates
Confederal veto power over wage agreements negotiated by its affiliate unions
Confederation collects dues and reimburses affiliates
Confederal or joint strike fund from which member unions are reimbursed
Confederal power over strikes by affiliates
statutory power of confederation over its affiliates
Union can appoint or can veto workplace representatives (shop stewards, delegate
Union can veto or, participates in, wage bargaining at enterprise level
national union collects dues and reimburses local and workplace branches
union owns a significant strike fund from which members or workplace units are r
Union (affiliate) power over enterprise strikes
Statutory power of the union over its local or workplace branches (sum  UNappt,
Membership concentration at confederal level (Herfindahl index calculated over m
Membership concentration at union level (Herfindahl index calculated over member
Summary measure of formal authority of unions regarding wage setting at peak and
Summary measure of concentration of unions at peak and sectoral level
Summary measure of centralisation of wage bargaining
Ratio of authority to concentration of unions at peak and sectoral level (CENTco
Percentage of females in TUM
Union density among women
Union density of males
Percentage of part-time workers in TUM
Union density of part-time workers
Union density of fulltime workers
Percentage of temporary workers (workers on fixed duration contracts) in TUM
Union density of temporary workers
Union density of permanent workers (those employed under open-ended Cont)
Percentage of manual workers in TUM
Union density of manual workers
Union density of non-manual (white-collar) workers
Percentage of skilled worker in TUM
Union density of skilled workers
Union density of unskilled workers
Percentage of workers in public sector in TUM
Union density of private sector workers
Union density of public sector workers
Percentage of  workers in small firms in TUM
Percentage of  workers in medium size firms in TUM
Percentage of  workers in large firms in TUM
Union density in small firms (size 50 min)
Union density in medium size firms (50-100)
Union density in large firms (100 plus)
Percentage of foreign workers in TUM
Union density of native workers
Union density of foreign workers
Percentage share of workers in agriculture in TUM
Percentage of workers in industry in TUM
Percentage of workers in services in TUM
Percentage of workers in mining in TUM
Percentage of workers in manufacturing in TUM
Percentage of workers in metal manufacturing in TUM
Percentage of workers in utilities (gas, water, electricity) in TUM
Percentage of workers in construction in TUM
Percentage of workers in trade in TUM
Percentage of workers in hotels, restaurants and catering in TUM
Percentage of workers in transport and communication in TUM
Percentage of workers in finance in TUM
Percentage of workers in business services and real estate in TUM
Percentage of workers in commercial services in TUM
Percentage of workers in social and community services incl public sect
Percentage of workers in public administration (and defence) in TUM
Percentage of workers in education in TUM
Percentage of workers in health services and social work in TUM
Percentage of workers in other services (leisure, culture, household) in TUM
Union density in agriculture
Union density in industry
Union density in services
Union density in mining
Union density in manufacturing
Union density in metal manufacturing
Union density in utilities (gas, water and electricity)
Union density in construction
Union density in trade
Union density in hotels, restaurants and catering
Union density in transport and communication
Union density in finance
Union density in business services and real estate
Union density in commerce
Union density in social and community services (incl. public sector)
Union density in public administration (and defense)
Union density in education
Union density in health services and social work
Union density in other services (leisure, culture, household)
Percentage of workers aged 15-24 in TUM
Percentage of workers aged 25-54 in TUM
Percentage of workers aged 55-64 in TUM
Percentage of workers aged 65 plus in TUM
Union density of workers aged 15-24
Union density of workers aged 25-54
Union density of workers aged 55-64
Union density of workers aged 65-plus
Percentage share of workers with (or below) primary level education in TUM
Percentage share of workers with secondary level education in TUM
Percentage share of workers with tertiary level education in TUM
Union density of workers with (or below) primary level education in total member
Union density of workers with secondary level education in total membership
Union density of workers with tertiary level education in total membership