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Whoever invented the eight hour five day work week is Satan. (lemmy.world)
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[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/india-debate-on-70-hour-workweek-illegal-or-road-to-greatness.html

Indians currently work an average of 47.7 hours a week — higher than the U.S. (36.4), the UK (35.9), and Germany (34.4), according to the International Labour Organization.

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently sparked a controversy on social media when he said young people should be working 70 hours a week to boost India’s economy.

Perhaps it's common for the workweek to be that long in the informal economy, but the official data at least doesn't reflect that.