Millennials and Gen Zs protested the plan, fearing a lack of work-life balance would put their health at risk.
Young people are concerned a 69-hour work week would put their health at risk.South Korea’s government has been forced to reconsider its plan to increase working hours after facing heavy criticism from young people about health concerns related to overworking.
The backlash prompted the presidential office to order the government to re-examine the proposed bill and better “its communication with the public to seek improvements”. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said he supported a revision and that the plan would have led to “breaches of employees' right to stay healthy”.
Long working hours have been cited as a major reason that South Korea’s fertility rate is the world’s lowest at 0.78, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Over 60 firms in Britain took part in a six-month experiment allowing almost 3,000 employees to work one day less per week while retaining the same salary.
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