New York Times (July 29)
2018/ 07/ 31 by jd in Global News
“While Japan famously brought the world the concept of ‘death from overwork,’ South Koreans work longer hours, according to labor data. In fact, they put in 240 more work hours per year than Americans do — or, put another way, an extra month of eight-hour workdays.” South Korea is now trying to break free of this convention with a new law mandating 52-hour workweek caps for a large number of employees.
Tags: Death from overwork, Employees, Japan, Labor data, South Korea, U.S., Workweek caps
