SEOUL — As South Korea considers a four-and-a-half-day workweek to lower its chronically long hours, many issues will need addressing, such as maintaining wages and workloads.
Improving productivity will be key to success
South Korea logged the sixth-longest hours per worker per year in 2024 among the 36 OECD members for which data was available. (Yonhap)
ERIKA KOBAYASHI
August 18, 2025 06:30 JST
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