Hardest Working Countries - hours worked

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clipped from money.cnn.com They work harder for the money A U.N. study finds the United States doesn't crack the top five developed nations for putting in extra long work hours. 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: Japan: 39.3% United Kingdom: 25.7% Israel: 25.5% New Zealand: 23.6% Australia: 20.4% Switzerland: 19.2% United States: 18.1% Among developing nations surveyed in the report, the highest percentage of workers putting in more than 48 hours are in: Indonesia: 51.2% Peru: 50.9% Republic of Korea: 49.5% Thailand: 46.7% Pakistan: 44.4% Ethiopia: 40% Macao: 39.1% While 40 hours is a standard work week in many countries, many others have longer ones. For instance, 48 hours is the standard in Peru, Thailand, Ethiopia and Pakistan, the ILO found. Of all the countries surveyed, France has the shortest standard work week at 35 hours.