"lockout" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 停工（僱主方的封鎖）

Definition

「停工」是指僱主在勞資爭議期間，為了向工人施加壓力而關閉工作場所或暫停工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於經濟和勞動法語境；與「罷工」不同，罷工是工人發起，「停工」由僱主發起。

Examples

The factory announced a lockout because of the labor dispute.

工廠因為勞資糾紛宣佈了**停工**。

Workers returned after the two-week lockout ended.

為期兩週的**停工**結束後，工人們返回了。

The company used a lockout to force new contract terms.

公司利用**停工**來強迫新合約條件。

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

上一次**停工**期間，員工將近一個月沒有拿到工資。

Management called a sudden lockout after talks broke down.

談判破裂後，管理層突然宣佈了**停工**。

Nobody expected the union to face another lockout this year.

沒人想到工會今年還會遭遇一次**停工**。