South Korea officially drops its maximum workweek to 52 hours

July 01, 2018 4:11 PM

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – South Korea officially dropped its maximum workweek to 52 hours on Sunday (July 1), in an effort to improve the quality of life among its citizens by tackling the country’s notoriously long work hours.

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