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A bill to scrap the eight‑hour workday would raise the legal weekly average to 48 hours, allowing up to 73.5 hours in six‑day weeks. The eight‑hour standard emerged from 19th‑century labor struggles that ended 12‑16‑hour days, establishing a lasting workers’ right.
Key points
Proposed legal changes
- Current law permits up to 10 hours daily with an 11‑hour mandatory rest; a 45‑minute break after nine hours caps the legal workday at 12 hours 15 minutes.
- Averaging 48 hours weekly could enable six‑day weeks of 73.5 hours, leaving only one to two personal hours each day.
Economic and political implications
- Extending work hours would increase capitalist profit while cutting worker leisure, reinforcing a longstanding anti‑worker policy trend.
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