Mexico Considers the 40-Hour Workweek

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: Mexico is debating shortening its workweek from 48 hours to 40, but not everyone is on board. The Mexican bill made it out of committee last week, and it likely has the votes to pass when the legislative session restarts in September. In Mexico, cutting the workweek from the current 48 hours would give workers an extra day off per week. More than 40% of Mexicans (PDF) work six days a week, according to the national statistics institute."We want wor