"It is a new form of strike - a very symbolic event," said Liu Cheng, a professor at Shanghai Normal University and an outside adviser in the drafting of the 2008 Labour law.

“这是一种新形式的罢工，一个极具象征性的事件，”上海师范大学教授刘诚表示，他曾在2008年《劳动法》起草过程中担任外部顾问。

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Labour unrest has even struck nations with a cooler-headed image. In March a two-week strike by Finnish dockworkers crippled the country’s exports, including those from the vital timber industry.

3月，一场为期两星期的法国码头工人罢工使得整个国家的出口陷入瘫痪，其中包括了至关重要的木材行业的出口。

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Calls for a more pro-poor, pro-labour stance strike a strong chord with the party's rank and file.

对更亲穷人、亲劳工立场的呼吁强烈打动了非国大的支持民众。

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There are amendments down from Labour to strike out the 1% limit, link any changes to a job guarantee for those unemployed for more than two years, and to the top rate of income tax.

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Lord Henley retorted that he wanted to hear "a thorough condemnation" of the strike from Labour.

BBC: Peer condemns 'squalid' strike

But Labour, in its urge to strike a deal for coal, has missed it.

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