Sri Lanka's government declared Friday a holiday for workers -- but there's a catch.
Shorter work weeks aimed at boosting worker productivity and happiness are catching on in parts of the world like Iceland and the United Kingdom.
But in crisis-hit Sri Lanka the concept is more about coping with crippling food and fuel shortages. Sri Lanka may have to buy more Russian oil: Prime Minister Ranil WickremesingheThe South Asian country, struggling with the shortages amid its worst economic crisis in decades, announced on Tuesday that public sector workers will be given Fridays off for the next three months, without a cut in pay, to allow them time to grow their own crops.
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