work-to-rule

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A labor protest in which employees do only the minimum work required by the rules of a workplace, following safety or other regulations to the letter in order to cause a slowdown.

Usage notes

 * A work-to-rule job action is a less severe form of labor protest than a, in which employees refuse to do any work.

Translations

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 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: hidastuslakko,
 * French: ,
 * German: Dienst nach Vorschrift
 * Greek:
 * Italian: sciopero bianco
 * Japanese:, ,
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: huelga de celo
 * Ukrainian: італі́йський страйк

Adjective

 * 1) Of or pertaining to such a protest.