Ichidan verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from
彼の気持ちを変えさせるよう、彼に働きかけねばならない。He must be worked upon so that his feeling may be made to change. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to begin to work
Also written 働き掛ける【はたらきかける】