Why is Mexico the hardest working country?

1. Mexico. The people of Mexico work much harder than their neighbors in the U.S. Mexican workers clock in 2,148 hours per year at work. Although Mexico has labor laws that limit the workweek to 48 hours per week, it is rarely enforced because of high unemployment and low pay.

Are the Mexicans the hardest working people in the world?

According to an OECD report published earlier this year, Mexicans are the hardest-working people in the world – or, at least, in 29 of the world’s more advanced economies. As calculated by the Paris-based organization, Mexicans work an average of 595 minutes a day – five minutes short of 10 hours.

What are the working hours in Mexico?

Typical business hours run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Mexican labor law recognizes three work shifts: Day shifts: any eight hours (assuming a 6-day workweek) between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Night shifts: any seven hours (assuming a 6-day workweek) between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Which countries work the longest hours in the world?

Of all OECD countries, Mexicans worked the longest hours, closely followed by South Korea. US workers clocked up a similar number of hours to the OECD average – 1,770.

How many hours a day do Mexicans actually work?

According to a report issued last month by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mexicans devote an average of 10 hours per day to paid and unpaid work, such as housework. The Belgians — bless them — work the least. About seven hours.

Do Mexicans need to work more to be successful?

“Mexicans need to work more than people in more developed economies. Mexican households have parents who are at least 30 percent less educated than households in developed countries,” said Armando Chacon, a director at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness.

Is Mexico’s education system making people less productive?

Mexican households have parents who are at least 30 percent less educated than households in developed countries,” said Armando Chacon, a director at the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness. “The less skills and knowledge people have on average, the less productive their time is.”