Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/07/05
By: Yu Hsiao-han and William Yen
Taipei, July 5 (CNA) Average hours worked annually per worker in Taiwan were higher than
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all but two Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries in 2017, according to Ministry of Labor (MOL) statistics.
Taiwanese workers worked an average 169.6 hours per month in 2017, which translates into 2,035.2 hours a year, an increase of one hour from the previous year.
According to OECD statistics, available on the organization’s website Thursday, only Mexico and Costa Rica worked longer, with 2,257 hours and 2,179 hours, respectively.
Taiwanese also worked longer hours than South Korea and Japan, with 2,024 hours and 1,710 hours, respectively, the data showed. [FULL STORY]