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====Mainland China==== {{See also|996 working hour system}} China adopted a 40-hour week, eliminating half-day work on Saturdays.<ref>[http://big5.gov.cn/gate/big5/www.gov.cn/banshi/2005-08/05/content_20688_2.htm {{in lang|zh}} 中華人民共和國勞動法] – 中華人民共和國中央人民政府, 2005-08-05</ref> Traditionally, Chinese have worked long hours, and this has led to many [[Karōshi|deaths from overwork]], with the state media reporting in 2014 that 600,000 people were dying suddenly annually, some of them were dying from overwork. Despite this, work hours have reportedly been falling for about three decades due to rising productivity, better labor laws, and the spread of the two-day weekend. The trend has affected both factories and white-collar companies that have been responding to growing demands for easier work schedules.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/how-hard-does-china-work|title=How hard does China work?|first=Tom|last=Phillips|date=6 October 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fcb542e6-6789-11e1-b6a1-00144feabdc0.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fcb542e6-6789-11e1-b6a1-00144feabdc0.html |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=China's young warm to the West's work–life balance}}</ref> {{anchor|996}} The [[996 working hour system]], as it is known, is where employees work from 09:00 to 21:00, six days a week, excluding two hours of lunch & nap during the noon and one hour of supper in the evening.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-days-a-staple-at-chinese-tech-firms-1487787775|title=China's Grueling Formula for Success: 9-9-6|first=Li|last=Yuan|newspaper=WSJ |date=22 Feb 2017|via=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/start-ups/article/2183950/chinas-work-ethic-stretches-beyond-996-tech-companies-feel-impact|title=China's work ethic stretches beyond '996' as tech companies feel the impact of slowdown|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=2019-01-29}}</ref> Alibaba founder Jack (Yun) Ma, and JD.Com founder Richard (Qiangdong) Liu both praise the 996 schedule, saying such a schedule has helped Chinese tech giants like Alibaba and Tencent grow to become what they are today.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3005946/alibabas-jack-ma-defends-chinas-996-schedule-tech-workers-protest|title=Jack Ma defends China's 996 tech work ethic|date=Apr 12, 2019|website=South China Morning Post|access-date=Jul 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/jd-com-richard-liu-comments-on-996-work-culture-china-2022618|title=China's JD.com Boss Criticises 'Slackers' as Company Makes Cuts|website=NDTV Gadgets 360|access-date=Jul 28, 2019}}</ref>
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