SAO PAULO – Brazil was set to join other Latin American countries that have shortened working hours after the lower house of the Brazilian parliament approved a constitutional amendment establishing a ...

One day after submitting the bill for a 40 hour work week to Congress, Lula met with union leaders in Brasilia. On April 14, President Lula submitted a bill to Congress that, if passed, will reduce ...

On March 3, 2026, the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States was amended to reduce the workweek from forty-eight hours to forty hours, by two hours per year beginning in 2027. The ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's lower house of parliament has approved a constitutional amendment establishing a 40-hour, five-day workweek, joining other Latin American nations in reducing working hours.

Dec. 3 (UPI) --Mexico's federal government introduced a reform proposal to reduce the workweek to 40 hours from 48 hours without cutting wages or benefits. The proposal, presented by Labor Secretary ...

For generations, the 40-hour workweek has been the standard blueprint for adulthood, but people are questioning whether this schedule is sustainable. In a popular thread on r/RandomThoughts, redditors ...