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BusinessTech reports that statistics from the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) shows the total number of hours worked annually from the countries it covers.
While South Africa is not included, its relative position can be extrapolated. According to the OECD, Mexico puts in the most working hours annually, racking up an average of 2,228 hours of work in 2014, followed by Costa Rica with 2,216 total hours worked. Weekly working hour data from the OECD shows that the average South African worker is on the job for 43.3 hours a week – or 8.7 hours a day. Considering there are 250 working days in the South African business calendar (excluding weekends and public holidays), it’s fair to extrapolate this data to say the average South African worker puts in 2,165 hours a year. This would place South Africans third on the list of hardest workers, below Mexico and Costa Rica. Besides SA, the data also excludes nations such as Brazil, India and China.
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