Employees at the Volkswagen plants in Germany only have to work 28.8 hours a week (altough many of them agree to work overtime). Over here in Sweden, assembly line workers in the car industry seldom enjoy a whole weekend off. Working 60-70 hours a week and trying to run a family at the same time is very common in my part of the World. In this regard, Swedish work conditions are almost at an 19th century level. The article: "As the economy continues to heat up, Swedes are working more overtime than ever before, with extra hours clocked in some...
