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[Opinion] Greece Just Became the First European Country to Impose a 6-Day Workweek (truthout.org)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/18349787

Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/G9HS9

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Uh-huh.

Reuters, 2018: China overtakes U.S. for healthy lifespan: WHO data
United Nations, 2019: Helping 800 Million People Escape Poverty Was Greatest Such Effort in History, Says Secretary-General, on Seventieth Anniversary of China’s Founding
Tricontinental, 2021: Serve the People: The Eradication of Extreme Poverty in China
World Bank, 2022: Lifting 800 Million People Out of Poverty – New Report Looks at Lessons from China’s Experience
CNBC, 2024: China’s housing minister says real estate developers must go bankrupt if necessary

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That may be true, but has nothing to do with work hours and rights in China. They are opposite of great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Most of the rural poverty problems in china are still from the outdated Hukou system. It's probably the biggest hurdle China has to much more universally distributed wealth in the country.