South Korea U-turns on 69-hour working week after youth backlash

[Dwayne]

South Korea U-turns on 69-hour working week after youth backlash

Protesters claim proposed increase in hours would risk health and fail to boost low birth rate

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dwayne]

“The government had intended to raise the maximum weekly working time to 69 hours after business groups complained that the current cap of 52 hours was making it difficult to meet deadlines”


52 hours is already wild. Glad folks stepped up to stop that shit

 

[GNS]

They better hire some messicans for that bullshit
Ain't none of the muhfuckas proposing that gon actually do it, and doubly sure none of them in labour

 

[scalywaters]

Plenty of Americans working two jobs to get by....70 is excessive though

 

[Northside7]

South Korea? Sounds like North Korea lol

 

[LurkerSix]