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overwork
3 stories tagged “overwork”, each from official Korean data with its source and timestamp.
Koreans work fewer days, not shorter days
Korea's monthly work time fell 13% since 2011 — but the working day barely shortened (8.33 to 8.05 hours). The drop is fewer days: 21.2 to 19.1 a month.
Korean overtime has fallen by nearly a third since 2011
Average monthly overtime for a regular worker dropped from 11.5 hours in 2011 to 8.1 in 2025 — a 30% fall, on Korea's own establishment survey.
Koreans now work 13% fewer hours than in 2011
The average worker's monthly hours fell from 176.6 in 2011 to 153.8 in 2025 — a steady 13% drop, measured on Korea's own establishment survey.