11.   The development lender is also working to establish policies to assist Korean workers who lose their jobs as a result of the financial crisis.

12.   To lessen the blow to the Korean workers and get them back to work quickly, the government will strengthen the unemployment insurance system.

13.   But accustomed to lifetime employment, Korean workers resisted layoffs with a spate of strikes this year.

14.   But accustomed to lifetime employment, Korean workers have been fighting back with a spate of strikes this year.

15.   But accustomed to lifetime employment, Korean workers have resisted layoffs with a spate of strikes this year.

16.   But layoffs are still a taboo for Korean workers who are accustomed to lifetime employment.

17.   But layoffs are still a taboo for Korean workers who have long been accustomed to lifetime employment.

18.   For decades, Korean workers had been accustomed to lifetime employment.

19.   International groups including the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development also voiced support for the Korean workers.

20.   It was a major concession by Korean workers who have been accustomed to lifetime employment.