nghiệp đoàn
Definition
- Noun:
- Trade union / Labor union: An organization formed by workers from the same trade or profession to protect their collective rights and interests, such as wages, working conditions, and benefits.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Nghiệp đoàn đang đàm phán hợp đồng mới với công ty. (The trade union is negotiating a new contract with the company.)
- Công nhân nhà máy gia nhập nghiệp đoàn để được bảo vệ. (The factory workers joined the labor union for protection.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a broader sense to refer to any professional association or guild, though its primary modern usage relates to labor rights.
Variants and Related Words
- Công đoàn: A more common synonym for "trade union" or "labor union" in Vietnamese, often used interchangeably with "nghiệp đoàn."
- Công đoàn ngành giáo dục tổ chức biểu tình. (The education sector union organized a protest.)
Synonyms
- Labor union: An organization of workers.
- Trade union: An association of workers in a particular trade or industry.
- Workers' association: A general term for a group formed by workers.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms using "nghiệp đoàn," the concept is central to phrases about collective action, such as "đình công" (to strike) or "thương lượng tập thể" (collective bargaining).