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overwork  

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  • The notion of overwork is often characterized by the number of actual hours worked. The International Labour Organization published a report in 2007, noting that an estimated 22 percent of the global workforce, or 614.2 million workers at that time, were working more than 48 hours per week. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; Overwork]

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