"lockout" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 停工（雇主方的封锁）

Definition

“停工”是指雇主在劳资纠纷期间，为了向工人施加压力而关闭工作场所或暂停工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于经济和劳动法律领域；与“罢工”不同，罢工是工人发起的，“停工”由雇主发起。

Examples

The factory announced a lockout because of the labor dispute.

工厂因为劳资纠纷宣布了**停工**。

Workers returned after the two-week lockout ended.

为期两周的**停工**结束后，工人们返回了。

The company used a lockout to force new contract terms.

公司利用**停工**来强迫新合同条件。

During the last lockout, staff didn't get paid for nearly a month.

上一次**停工**期间，员工将近一个月没有拿到工资。

Management called a sudden lockout after talks broke down.

谈判破裂后，管理层突然宣布了**停工**。

Nobody expected the union to face another lockout this year.

没人想到工会今年还会遭遇一次**停工**。