{"id":989,"date":"2007-06-08T10:20:06","date_gmt":"2007-06-08T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/countries-with-the-longest-work-weeks\/"},"modified":"2007-06-08T10:20:42","modified_gmt":"2007-06-08T15:20:42","slug":"countries-with-the-longest-work-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selectmetrix.com\/blogs\/2007\/06\/countries-with-the-longest-work-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries With The Longest Work Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

From CNNMoney.com’s They work harder for the money<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The International Labor Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency, conducted a study of more than 50 countries and found that 22 percent of the total workforce surveyed (614.2 million people) worked more than 48 hours a week<\/strong>, an amount the ILO defines as excessive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Among the developed nations covered in the report, ILO found that the countries with the highest percentage of workers putting in a longer than 48-hour workweek are:<\/p>\n