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1
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Greves
Manif
Nego

A

Strikes
Demonstrations
Negotiations

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2
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Etre greve

A

To be on strike

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3
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Agitation

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Social unrest

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4
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Conflit social

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Industrial or employment dispute

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5
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En raison d un mouvement de greve

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Due to industrial action

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6
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Representants

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Workers representatives

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7
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CE

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Workers’committee / council

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8
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Greve de la faim

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To go on hunger strike

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9
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Greve sauvage

A

A wildcat strike

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10
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Greve surprise

A

A lightning strike

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11
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Conducteur a exerce droit retrait

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The bus driver exercised his right to withdraw his labour

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12
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Greve zele

A

Work-to-rule

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13
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Greve perlee

A

Go-slow

Slowdown ( US )

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14
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Preavis

A

Notice of strike action

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15
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Pancarte

A

Placard

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16
Q

Banderole

A

Streamer

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17
Q

Revendiquer droit greve

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To claim the right to strike

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18
Q

Revendications

A

Pay claims

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19
Q

Demander meilleures conditions

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To put a claim for better working conditions

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20
Q

Chant

Slogan

A

Chanting

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21
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Faire manif

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To hold or stage a demo

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22
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Manif violente

A

Riot

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23
Q

Manifester pr/ contre

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To demonstrate for / against sth

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24
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Debrayer

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To walk out

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25
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Reprendre

A

To resume work

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26
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Entamer nego

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To enter into negotiations with so

27
Q

Rompre / reprendre les nego

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To break off / resume negotiations

28
Q

Stress
Suicide
Chomage
Renvoi

A

Stress at work
Suicide
Joblessness
Dismissal

29
Q

Syndicat

A

Trade union

Labor union

30
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Nego hausse salaire

A

To negotiate with the management for higher pay

31
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Partenaires

A

Unions and management

32
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Etre sous pression

A

To be under stress at work

33
Q

Employeurs demandent trop de L

A

Employers require / demand too much ( work ) of workers

34
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Certains se suicident

A

Some commit suicide at their workplace

35
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Victime de harcelement sex

A

To be sexually harassed

36
Q

Perdu emploi

A

To be out of work / jobless / on the dole

37
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Commission parfaite

A

Joint committee

38
Q

Profil

A

Job description / profile

39
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Licenciement

A

Lay-off / redundancy

40
Q

Licencier pr raisons eco

A

To lay off / to make so redundant

41
Q

Bloque par greve

A

Strike-bound

42
Q

Compression de perso

A

Staff cutbacks

43
Q

Effectifs agences insuffisants

A

Job centres are understaffed

44
Q

Voter a bulletin

A

To vote by ballot

45
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Voter a main levee

A

To vote by ( a ) show of hands

46
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Chomage

A

Unemployment

47
Q

Demandeurs s entendent dire trop ages

A

Jobseekers are told they are too old or overqualified

48
Q

Periodes d essay garantissent en aucune facon cdi

A

Trial or probation periods do not guarantee a fixed-term contract

49
Q

Chomage De longue duree

A

Long-term unemployment

50
Q

Faire baisser Chomage

A

To bring down / cut down unemployment.

51
Q

Taux de Chomage

A

Unemployment rate / level

52
Q

Se retrouver au Chomage

A

To be faced with unemployment

53
Q

Maitriser

A

To keep unemployment down

54
Q

Chomeurs non qualifies plus durement touches

A

Unskilled workers are the worst hit

55
Q

Voir proposer jobs sans rapport

A

To be offered jobs not at all connected with your prior experience

56
Q

Sentir delaisse

A

To feel you have lost your status / undervalued

57
Q

Precarite

A

Lack of job security

58
Q

Sentir abandonne route

A

To feel you are being left by the wayside

59
Q

Laisses-pour compte

A

To be the society’s rejects

60
Q

De recycler dans info

A

To retrain as a computing expert

61
Q

Stage reorientation

A

A two-day reorientation period / session

62
Q

Refuser offre

A

To turn down a job offer

63
Q

Monde travail

A

World of work and unemployment

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