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Chamber Readies Vote to End 6x1 and Cut Workweek to 40 Hours

This week’s talks over the transition will set employer costs, sector exceptions, or the date when workers gain two paid days off.

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

New NBER Study Finds ICE Crackdown Did Not Boost Jobs for U.S.-Born Workers

Brazil Starts National Push to End 6x1 Workweek

DGB Leader Yasmin Fahimi Rejects Calls for More Work and Later Retirement

NLRB Orders Amazon to Bargain With Teamsters-Affiliated JFK8 Union

Amazon and Teamsters Reach NLRB Settlement Protecting Right to Strike

Mexico Sets 40-Hour Week for 2027–2030 With Most Firms Unprepared

Washington Outlaws Nearly All Noncompetes, Effective 2027

IG Metall Keeps Control in Auto-Sector Works Councils as Fringe Lists Gain Footholds

Schleswig-Holstein Leader Calls for Cultural Shift to Support Working Longer to 70

South Korea’s ‘Yellow Envelope’ Labor Law Takes Effect, Expanding Subcontractor Bargaining and Curbing Strike Damages

Brazil Weighs Ending 6×1 Workweek as Congress Advances Measure and Business Group Warns of Risks

Argentina’s Senate Backs Milei’s Labor Overhaul, Sending Bill to Lower House

House Republican Files EXILE Act to End H‑1B Visas Starting in 2027

Government Sets Early February Senate Vote on Labor Overhaul, Will Add Amendments on the Floor

U.S. Tightens Temporary Visa System With New Bonds, Higher Fees and H‑1B Selection Shift

New Analyses Undercut Trump’s Boast That All Recent Job Gains Went to U.S.-Born Workers

Brazil Labor Chief Sees Election Year Boost for Shorter Workweek, End of 6x1

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 214,000 as Continuing Claims Edge Higher