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
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.