23-5 Disposal of Labor Disputes
Item | 2005 | 2006
Number of Cases Left Over from Preceding Period (case) | 17829 | 22165
Cases Accepted |  |
Number of Cases (case) | 313773 | 317162
Number of Collective Labour Disputes | 16217 | 13977
Number of Cases Appealed by Laborers | 293710 | 301233
Number of Persons Involved (person) | 744195 | 679312
Number of Persons Involved in Collective Disputes | 409819 | 348714
Cause of the Dispute (case) |  |
Change in the Labour Contract | 7567 | 3456
Relief from the Labour Contract | 54858 | 55502
Termination of the Labour Contract | 14015 | 12366
Cases Settled |  |
Number of Cases Settled (case) | 306027 | 310780
by Manners of Settlement |  |
by Mediation | 104308 | 104435
by Arbitration Lawsuit | 131745 | 141465
Others | 69974 | 64880
by Result of Settlement |  |
Recovered by Units | 39401 | 39251
Recovered by Laborers | 145352 | 146028
Recovered Partly by Both Parties | 121274 | 125501