Top 10 Cities with Highest Working Hours

Bangalore: Which are the global cities with the highest working hours? A study by UBA has estimated the total number of working hours logged in a year in major cities around the world. The survey calculated the annual working hours including paid vacation and legal holidays, weighted average of 14 professions which excluded primary school teachers. It showed that Asian cities were leading the grounds with an average of 2,154 hours yearly, Africa followed with 2,138 hours, the Middle East punches in 2,023 hours and South America logs 1,989 hours. It surveyed 72 cities with an average of 1,915 hours per year.

Mexico city is on the top of the list with 2,375 hours and Santiago de Chile takes the last spot with 2,035 hours logged. Among the Indian cities Mumbai takes the number third place with 2,251. Here is the list of top 10 cities with highest working hours as listed by rediff.com.

Mexico City

Mexico City a spectacular city, cosmopolitan and very sophisticated. It has a population of twenty million people. The total working hours calculated annually is 2,375, with 6 days of paid vacation.

In Mexico city the working hours are not regulated by law and depend on the job or the company one works for. The average working hours are from 8am to 6pm, which might stretch until 7pm or late when required. Lunch breaks in Mexico City are unlike other places they are longer, it varies from one hour for normal works to three in case of executives.