Chile is set to reduce weekly working hours from 45 to 40 hours after parliamentary approval. Ecuador has the shortest working week in Latin America, with Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Panama working 48 hours per week.
Only 15% of workers and employees in the European Union work more than 48 hours a week, while in China and South Korea the figure is more than 40% and in Chile it reaches 50% of the workforce. In France and Germany, initiatives have been launched to improve work-life balance.