Overview
- Private-sector daily limits will rise to 10 hours and factory shifts may extend to 12 hours under amendments cleared by the state cabinet.
- The quarterly overtime ceiling will increase to 144 hours, and employers must obtain written consent from workers for any overtime.
- Officials outlined a weekly ceiling of up to 60 hours with overtime and consent, with final limits to be set in the forthcoming ordinance and subsequent clearances.
- Overtime must be paid at double wages, and rest breaks will shift to after six hours of work instead of five.
- The changes apply to establishments with 20 or more workers, with smaller units moving to a simple notification regime, as the government frames the move as investment-friendly and unions and online critics question worker welfare.