demarcation line

the boundary between those tasks workers are permitted to do and those which they are not, as established by their TRADE UNION or by themselves collectively. Characteristically, demarcation lines develop in workplaces where there are several unions representing different occupational groups: their function is to establish which unions' members can work on which job, and hence to ensure that the unions do not damage each others' interests. They are usually policed by SHOP STEWARDS. Demarcation lines have been criticized for their potentially damaging impact on efficiency and LABOUR FLEXIBILITY, especially where tasks either side of the line are very similar. See RESTRICTIVE LABOUR PRACTICE.

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If the passage between the military demarcation line is halted, it would impact South Korean tourists who visit the North Korean border city of Kaesong, as well as the joint industrial complex in the city.

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The comments were in response to reports in Tokyo that Hashimoto proposed to Yeltsin that the demarcation line between Russia and Japan be set north of the disputed islands.

Russia rejects proposed border change: spokesman

"The demarcation line can be another name that represents a starting line for a new history," a Seoul city government official said.

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Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto proposed in weekend talks with Russian President Boris Yeltsin that the demarcation line between Russia and Japan be set north of a group of disputed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, several government sources said Monday.

Hashimoto proposed drawing border north of islands

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The heads of the two Koreas meet at Panmunjeom Friday, the first inter-Korean leaders' summit in 11 years and the first at the border village divided by the military demarcation line (MDL) that splits the two sides.

Panmunjeom: Standing witness to decades of border history

Kim, director of the United Front Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, entered South Korea crossing the military demarcation line and arrived in Seoul later.

N. Korean leader's close aide visits S. Korea

After their summit talks, to be held earlier in the day, Moon and Kim plan to plant a pine tree on the military demarcation line (MDL) that separates the two Koreas, President Moon Jae-in's chief of staff Im Jong-seok, told a press briefing here.

Leaders of two Koreas to hold symbolic tree-planting ceremony