World News

Need to work less. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has proposed working less in order to increase the country’s birth rate

We need to work less to increase the birth rate

The President of South Korea has proposed working less to increase the birth rate

South Korea has the lowest birth rate in the world: on average, each woman has only 0.75 children.

President Lee Jae-myung said that this trend threatens the economy and social system and proposed a radical measure—reducing the working week to four and a half days.

According to the head of state, the country needs a “bold political shift towards a sustainable balance between work and personal life.”

Lee Jae-myung plans to reduce working hours from 40 to 36 hours per week without loss of pay by 2030 and eventually introduce a four-day working week.

The government is setting up a working group to develop a reform plan and a subsidy system for companies.

 

ua-stena.info

Recent Posts

A sensational discovery by archaeologists: a 1,400-year-old cube-shaped skull found in Mexico with signs of deliberate deformation

Cubic-Shaped Skull from 1,400 Years Ago: Extraordinary Discovery of Intentional Cranial Modification in Mexico Archaeologists…

2 days ago

A mosquito’s proboscis has been turned into a super-thin nozzle for a 3D printer: scientists have invented an eco-friendly technology

Mosquito Proboscis Transformed into Ultra-Fine 3D Printer Nozzle In the ever-evolving field of 3D printing,…

2 days ago

Ukrainian combat drone operators used thermal imaging to spot and strike a truck packed with Russian paratroopers at night

Drone strikes truck full of Russian paratroopers Operators of Ukrainian combat drones in the Kupiansk…

4 days ago