On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 5:54 PM, ss <[email protected]> wrote: > But I think the focus will have to shift outside India to find out who thought > up the idea of a 40 hour week. I recall that when I was a boy, most developed > western nations had only Sunday off and maybe half day Saturday. I vaguely > recall the time that work week was reduced to 5 days a week and 8 hours a day. > 5 days a week 8 hours a day is unnatural. It is unnatural for the police, > doctors, firemen and a whole lot of others. It is unnatural for farmers and > soldiers. Unnatural for seamen and fishermen. It seems normal only for > employees working for someone.
Henry Ford introduced 40-hour week for the assembly line on May 1st - Labour Day. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#The_five-dollar_workday Other industry players initially whined and complained but soon followed suit when they saw the productivity gains. -- Vinayak
