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In 2011, the Department of Labour (DoL) recorded strike activity from several reports and the internet. A total of 67 work stoppages were captured in the DoL strike database. This shows a slight decrease in 2011, with 67 incidences recorded compared to 74 in the previous year 2010. Data recorded by the DoL shows that the number of working days lost to work stoppages in 2011 also decreased to 2 806 656 working days (with 203 238 employees involved), compared with a record 20 674 737 that was lost in 2010 (with 1 191 813 employees involved).