The South Korean parliament has decided to reduce the working week from 68 to 52 hours. With this measure, President Moon Jae-in is enacting an important election pledge. South Korea is among the countries with the longest working hours worldwide. So far, employees had to work twelve overtime hours per week. While the employees are happy about the news, small businesses fear losses in sales.
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Philippe Sands talks about his work as a human rights lawyer.
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En route with Romanian harvest hands and seasonal labourers.
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Around 88 percent of those working in Qatar are migrant labourers. Bal Krishna Gautham is one of them.
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In Egypt, victims of sexual violence have rarely spoken out about their experiences - for fear of being blamed. But times are changing.
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