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Mexico Advances 40-Hour Week as Brazil Fast-Tracks Five-Day Schedule

The twin pushes signal a regional shift toward shorter weeks without wage cuts.

Mexico Plans Digital Time Clock for 40-Hour Week Rollout

Brazil Backs 40-Hour Workweek Without Pay Cuts, Rules Out Employer Compensation

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

Mexico Enacts Constitutional Cut to Workweek, Phased to 40 Hours by 2030

Brazil Delays Holiday Work Rule for Commerce by 90 Days, Sets Bipartite Commission

Morena Bill Seeks Paid Birthday Leave or Double Pay for Workers

German Crafts Lobby Presses Government To Lift Sunday Baking Ban, Scrap Receipt Rule

Germany’s Eight-Hour Day Challenged by Weekly Cap Plan as Unions Step Up Fight

French Senate Approves 12-Hour Annual Work-Time Increase

Shefali Shah Locks Fixed Hours Into Contracts, Calls Suites and Vans Basic Work Needs

Mexico Sets Nov. 20 Presentation for 40-Hour Workweek Reform

Brazil’s Pejotização Fight Escalates as TST President Condemns Practice and Labor Minister Urges Congress

Greece Approves Law Allowing 13-Hour Workdays Under Limits

Morena Sets January 2030 Deadline for Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Plan

Argentina Confirms Remaining 2025 Holidays as Late‑August Local Asuetos Create Patchwork Long Weekends

Mexico Plans Sept. 1 Proposal to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Reform Clears Key Deputies’ Commission

Mexican Congress Reviews 40-Hour Workweek Reform as Pilots Begin

Bollywood Voices Split Over Eight-Hour Shooting Day Proposal