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Taken from here:

https://landgeist.com/2023/09/02/annual-working-hours-in-europe/

https://landgeist.com/2023/08/22/annual-working-hours-in-asia/

Some other countries if somebody is curious:

  • Brazil: 1708
  • Canada: 1689
  • Mexico: 2137
  • South Africa: 2191
  • USA: 1765
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[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Japan and South Korea seem low, but keep in mind that they have a huge issue of people being expected to work overtime without documenting it.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

There is a large part time worker population in Japan. If you remove part timers the average is around 2000 hours for 2019

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

First thing I noticed as well. Unreported overtime I guess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In South Korea you are not allowed to work more than 52 hours a week. Generally, you work approximately 40 hours a week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

40 is what you are allowed to report, and doesn't count compulsory participation in dinners and karaoke/noraebangs

[–] 768 2 points 1 year ago

Are there strikes in KR regularly?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't think this accounts for unpaid hours and the not at all voluntary socials in some countries such as Japan.