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Working hours of workers: After a long period of slavery, many labor movements took place around the world. Then some laws were made for the workers and working hours were fixed. Decisions were taken regarding the mental and physical health of the workers. Meanwhile, Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said that people in India should work 70 hours a week, while on the other hand, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman S.N. Subramaniam said, ‘People should work for 90 hours and should also work on weekends.’
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy said, ‘India’s youth will have to work hard to beat a country like China.
work 8 hours a day in china
According to China’s labor law, a person can be made to work only 8 hours a day. Cannot work more than 40 hours in a week. If a situation requires more work, the company has to pay overtime separately.
The working week in Japan is 44 hours
Even in Japan people cannot work more than 40 hours a week or 8 hours a day. This does not include rest time. Some businesses are allowed to operate 44 hours a week and a maximum of 8 hours a day. These businesses include retail and beauty, cinema and theatre, health and hygiene-related businesses, as well as restaurants and entertainment businesses with fewer than 10 regular employees.
In America, instead of working for one hour, one gets a break of 10 minutes.
Most US states allow a 10-minute break after one hour of work. Employees get at least one day off a week.
How much work do people do in India?
According to the Factory Act 1948 in India, companies have to pay minimum wages set by the government. Also, work can be done only for 48 hours in a week. Its duration can be maximum 9 hours per day with a break of 1 hour. However, overtime is paid at double the regular salary.
Dr. Ambedkar laid the foundation of 8 hour working day policy. On 27 November 1942, in the seventh session of the Indian Labor Council in New Delhi, Dr. Ambedkar changed the working hours from 12 hours to 8 hours.