Turkey becomes the country with the longest working hours in Europe

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) has published a new report on working hours in Europe. According to the report, the average weekly working time for employees aged 20-64 in the European Union (EU) was determined to be 36 hours.

FIRST PLACE WITH 43.1 HOURS

When examined on a country-by-country basis, Turkey topped the list with 43.1 hours, followed by Serbia with 41.3 hours and Bosnia and Herzegovina with 41.2 hours. Greece ranked fourth with 39.8 hours. On the other hand, the lowest weekly working hours were recorded in the Netherlands with 32.1 hours, Norway with 33.7 hours, and Ireland with 33.9 hours.

When evaluated by gender, it was observed that the average weekly working time for women across the EU was 33.3 hours, while it was 38.2 hours for men. In Turkey, these rates were announced as 39.7 hours for women and 44.8 hours for men.

Working hours by economic activity are also noteworthy. In the EU, the longest working hours were recorded in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors at 41.2 hours. In Turkey, the accommodation and food services sector had the longest working time at 48.6 hours, while the education sector recorded the shortest time at 34 hours.

Another notable point was that data for the United Kingdom, Albania, and North Macedonia were not disclosed.

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