> I think a reduction of the 44h week is long due in Brazil and I don't understand why there isn't more pressure from workers. I found the expectations around

> I think a reduction of the 44h week is long due in Brazil and I don't understand why there isn't more pressure from workers. I found the expectations around what you're supposed to do during work hours to be very different between Brazil and US. Extreme conditions obviously exist, (e.g. telemarketers, which are usually _continuously_ taking calls) but from my observation a significant portion of those 44 hours is spent idling or socializing. I think proposing any change in work hours under the current political and socioeconomic climate (12% unemployment) wouldn't be feasible, and without the needed shift in work culture our productivity would probably fall further behind.