Strike is the collective refusal by employees to work under unreasonable working conditions required by employers. Strikes arise for a number of reasons, namely in response to economic conditions such as a rise in wages, or labour practices such as labour conditions. Most strikes threaten employers by inflicting more costs on manufacturers by suspending the progress of the production until employers agree to the request of workers, for example, wages and benefits.
It is recognized by the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association that the right to strike to be one of the principal means by which workers and their associations may legitimately promote and defend their economic and social interests. The nature of the demands pursued through strike action may be categorized as being occupational (seeking to guarantee or improve workers’ working or living conditions), trade union (seeking to guarantee or develop the rights of trade union organizations and their leaders), or political. Therefore, the right to strike should not be confined to industrial disputes that are likely to be resolved through the signing of a collective agreement.
