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Germany’s 28-Hour Workweek
Last month German metal workers won the right to a 28-hour workweek — after going on strike to demand a better work-life balance.
Klaus Dörre is professor of labor, industrial, and economic sociology at the University of Jena and the co-author of Capitalism, Sociology, Critique (Verso, 2015).
Last month German metal workers won the right to a 28-hour workweek — after going on strike to demand a better work-life balance.