Technology 1
Technology 2
Technology 3
Technology 4
Technology 5
100

steel works, shipbuilding


heavy industry


100

involving computers, e.g. softare industry


high-technology


100

involving new and innovative technology




cutting-edge technology

100

money/grants which enable it to stay in profit


subsidy


100

partly state-owned, partly owned by private industries or businesses


public-private partnerships


200

a union that negotiates wages and conditions for the people it represents


trade union representation


200

selling of state
railways to private
companies


privatisation


200

investment from foreign companies


inward investment


200

the employment of children to do adult jobs


child labour


200

they are employed by a company, but the number
of hours they work each week may vary, and some
weeks there may be no work for them, so they
receive no pay


zero hours contracts


300

training people for new jobs and teaching them new skills


Retraining


300

factories where people work very long hours for low wages


sweatshops


300

they are only paid for the amount they produce


on piecework


300

big companies with operations in many different countries


multinationals


300

effort to reduce their costs


cost-cutting exercise


400

move the centre of manufacturing to a diffrent place


switch production


400

genetic modification of plants


biotechnology


400

automatic translation; identification systems


artificial intelligence


400

design of environments so people can work efficiently and comfortably


ergonomics


400

digital photography, digital video and audio recording; digital broadcasting


digital technology