{"id":5066,"date":"2016-10-10T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T14:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5066"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T07:25:53","slug":"strike-in-south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2016\/10\/strike-in-south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike in South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fight for better wages continues. In South Korea, workers are fighting for a wage system that pays based on performance and not on tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article then listen to the audio clip. Express your thoughts about the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.newsinlevels.com\/products\/strike-in-south-korea-level-3\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For additional information on this story, read also: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.koreaherald.com\/view.php?ud=20180510000763<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does “seniority<\/strong>” mean, “More than 40,000 South Korean workers in different industries went on strike as the government said that their pay should be based on their job performance rather than on their position or seniority<\/strong>.”<\/em>? Use this word in your sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does “demand<\/strong>” mean in this sentence, “The workers demand<\/strong> a stop to adopting the legal wage system based on performance which the government is pushing and they say will hurt the people.”<\/em>? Use it in your sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does “dispute<\/strong>” mean, “Workers hope that the protest will achieve their aim and allow the disputes<\/strong> to be resolved soon.”<\/em> Use it in your sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What do you think of when you hear the word ‘strike’?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Do you think salaries should be based on performance or seniority?\u00a0Support your answer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Are there a lot of strikes and labor unions your country? Why is this the case?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. What are the changes necessary in your current labor system\/policies?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. In your country, is the minimum wage enough to live by? Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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