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Germany's Government Divided Over End of Eight‑Hour Workday

A coalition plan to replace the daily eight‑hour limit with a weekly cap could remove a long‑standing worker protection and now hinges on talks with unions and Parliament.

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2mo ago

Mexico’s 40-Hour Week Advances, With Overtime Expanded and Rest Days Still Unsettled

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3mo ago

Brazil’s Lower House Sets Up Special Panel on Ending 6x1 Workweek

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3mo ago

USP Staff End Strike After Deal to Match Bonus Funding

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3mo ago

Brazil’s Chamber CCJ Clears 6×1 End and Workweek Cut to Advance

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3mo ago

Mexico's Deputies Approve 40-Hour Week Rollout

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3mo ago

Mexico Senate Approves 40-Hour Week Plan With Phased Rollout and Digital Timekeeping

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3mo ago

Mexican Senate Backs 40-Hour Week Law, Sends Bill to Deputies

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4mo ago

Spain’s Labour Ministry Pushes Ahead With Digital Time-Tracking Rule After State Council Rebuke

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4mo ago

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

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4mo ago

Mexico Sets Official Timeline to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

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5mo ago

40-Hour Workweek Becomes Constitutional in Mexico After States Reach Approval Threshold

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5mo ago

Argentina’s CGT Calls 24-Hour Strike as Milei’s Labor Overhaul Heads to Deputies

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6mo ago

Public Sector Bank Unions to Strike Tuesday Over Five-Day Week Demand

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6mo ago

Brazil Pushes 40-Hour Week and End to 6x1, Eyes First-Semester Vote

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6mo ago

Mexico Sets May 2026 Start for Gradual Cut to 40-Hour Workweek

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Brazil’s Labor Minister Says Ending 6x1 Workweek Is Viable This Election Year

Employment Policies

Germany's Government Divided Over End of Eight‑Hour Workday

Brazil Moves to a 40-Hour Workweek, Ending the 6x1 Schedule

Galicia Sets Up Tripartite Plan to Tackle Sick-Leave Surge

Brazil Sets PEC-and-Law Track to End 6x1 and Reduce Weekly Hours

Mexico’s 40-Hour Week Advances, With Overtime Expanded and Rest Days Still Unsettled

Brazil’s Lower House Sets Up Special Panel on Ending 6x1 Workweek

USP Staff End Strike After Deal to Match Bonus Funding

Brazil’s Chamber CCJ Clears 6×1 End and Workweek Cut to Advance

Mexico's Deputies Approve 40-Hour Week Rollout

Mexico Senate Approves 40-Hour Week Plan With Phased Rollout and Digital Timekeeping

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Employment Policies

Mexican Senate Backs 40-Hour Week Law, Sends Bill to Deputies

Spain’s Labour Ministry Pushes Ahead With Digital Time-Tracking Rule After State Council Rebuke

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

Mexico Sets Official Timeline to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

40-Hour Workweek Becomes Constitutional in Mexico After States Reach Approval Threshold

Argentina’s CGT Calls 24-Hour Strike as Milei’s Labor Overhaul Heads to Deputies

Public Sector Bank Unions to Strike Tuesday Over Five-Day Week Demand

Brazil Pushes 40-Hour Week and End to 6x1, Eyes First-Semester Vote

Mexico Sets May 2026 Start for Gradual Cut to 40-Hour Workweek

Brazil’s Labor Minister Says Ending 6x1 Workweek Is Viable This Election Year

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Employment Policies