Indians currently work an average of 47.7 hours a week — higher than the U.S. (36.4), the UK (35.9), and Germany (34.4), according to the International Labour Organization.
Infosys founder Narayana Murthy recently sparked a controversy on social media when he said young people should be working 70 hours a week to boost India’s economy.
Perhaps it’s common for the workweek to be that long in the informal economy, but the official data at least doesn’t reflect that.
What? Here in India it’s 12 hrs a day 7 days a week. One paid holiday per year, For the new year
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/india-debate-on-70-hour-workweek-illegal-or-road-to-greatness.html
Perhaps it’s common for the workweek to be that long in the informal economy, but the official data at least doesn’t reflect that.
Is it really? By God.
In factories at least
2 shifts of 12 hours each.
People working 12 hours earn about 24k INR per month
Working 8hr /day earn about 12k INR per month but the work is unskilled. ( Cleaning and stuff )
That’s unreal.