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Foreign firms call for Vietnam to increase overtime limit
Both companies and workers are keen to capitalize on extra hours and productivity.
81 percent of workers want less working hours
81 percent of respondents in an online survey by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor (VGCL) voted to cut working hours from 48 to 44 hours per week.
Lawmakers oppose increase in annual overtime cap
Vietnamese lawmakers are opposed to a proposal that will increase the maximum allowed overtime from 300 to 400 hours per year.
September 20, 2019 | 11:00 pm PT
Having manual workers work more than others 'unfair': labor confederation
It is unfair that manual workers have to work eight hours more per week than others, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor says.
September 23, 2019 | 07:56 pm PT
Vietnamese lawmakers remain insistent workers should work less
The business sector's working week should be reduced from 48 to 44 hours to match government departments, lawmakers said.
October 3, 2019 | 11:08 pm PT
Working the graveyard shift in Hanoi
People do many different jobs after midnight in the Vietnamese capital ranging from parcel delivery to cleaning up after road construction.
October 6, 2019 | 02:00 am PT
Chinese tech workers disclose working hours in criticism of '996'
A campaign calling on workers at Chinese tech companies and other high-profile firms to log their working hours on a public internet page has gone viral, in the latest backlash against a culture of overtime.
October 13, 2021 | 10:54 pm PT
When chatting apps can be overwhelming
It was past 11 p.m., but Hong Vy's mobile phone screen was still lit up as notifications from nearly 20 work-related and personal chat groups kept pouring in.
August 25, 2022 | 10:03 pm PT
Many workers have no emergency savings: survey
A recent survey by the Institute of Workers and Trade Union found some 59% of workers have not saved up a single dong to even cope with financial emergencies.
December 8, 2022 | 08:35 pm PT
Office workers lose all weekend free time
After quitting her job, Ngoc Lien is still haunted by the trauma of the weekends she had to cancel the plans for her free time and work straight through to the next week instead.
May 4, 2023 | 07:15 pm PT
Overworking pushes young professionals to the brink
Just moments after waking from kidney stone surgery, Tuan Hung received a message from his team leader at work asking for help redesigning a client’s image.
July 7, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
Quiz: Which Asia-Pacific country has the shortest workweek?
Employees in the country work an average of 33 hours per week, according to U.K. office space rental agency The Instant Group.
August 13, 2024 | 03:39 pm PT