23-5 The Disposal of Labor Disputes
Item | 2004 | 2005
Number of Cases Left Over from Last Period (case) | 17117 | 17829
Cases Accepted |  |
Number of Cases (case) | 260471 | 313773
Number of Collective Labour Disputes | 19241 | 19387
Number of Cases Appealed by Laborers | 249335 | 293710
Number of Persons Involved (person) | 764981 | 744195
Number of Persons Involved in Collective Disputes | 477992 | 409819
Cause of the Disputes (case) |  |
Change the Labour Contract | 4465 | 7567
Relieve the Labour Contract | 42881 | 54858
End the Labour Contract | 14140 | 14015
Others | 17776 | 28257
Cases Settled |  |
Number of Cases Settled (case) | 258678 | 306027
by Manners of Settlement |  |
by Mediation | 83400 | 104308
by Arbitration Lawsuit | 110708 | 131745
Others | 64550 | 69974
by Result of Settlement |  |
Won by Units | 35679 | 39401
Lawsuit Won by Laborers | 123268 | 145352
Lawsuit Partly by Both Parties | 94041 | 121274
Number of Cases Dissettled (case) | 18817 | 25575