The International Labor Organization (ILO) has promoted the progressive reduction of working hours since 1919, advocating a standard of 40 hours ...

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While many countries are debating a four-day work week, or even shorter working hours, the question of a standard 40-hour work week remains unresolved in Vietnam. For years, one of the first things I ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours after the lower house of the Brazilian parliament approved a constitutional amendment establishing a ...

Should Washington shave eight hours off the standard 40-hour work week? Some state lawmakers think so. Under House Bill 2611 by state Rep. Shaun Scott, a Seattle Democrat, employers would have to ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The length of your work week could be changing in Washington state. State lawmakers are debating a bill that would move the state from a standard 40-hour work week to a 32-hour work ...

Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a proposal to move the state from a standard 40-hour work week to a 32-hour work week. Sounds like a good idea for workers, but is it really? Washington Democratic ...