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work to rule

US /wɜrk tə ruːl/
UK /wɜːk tə ruːl/
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Idiom

bekerja mengikut peraturan, mogok kerja perlahan

an industrial action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract, in order to intentionally slow down productivity and cause disruption without actually stopping work

Contoh:
The railway staff decided to work to rule, causing significant delays to train services.
Kakitangan kereta api memutuskan untuk bekerja mengikut peraturan, menyebabkan kelewatan yang ketara kepada perkhidmatan kereta api.
During the protest, the factory workers engaged in a work to rule action.
Semasa protes, pekerja kilang terlibat dalam tindakan bekerja mengikut peraturan.