Our Workplace: Why do we work so much? ILO expert Jon Messenger talks about working time around the world
Nearly a century after adopting its first international standard on working time, a new study by the International Labour Organization estimates that one in five workers around the world or over 600 million persons work more than 48 hours per week, often merely to make ends meet. ILO expert Jon Messenger tells us why some of us may be working too much.
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Date issued 08 June 2007 Size/duration 00:09:14 (16MB)