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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Chilean government sets new push on bill to reduce working hours - What They Never Told You

A slogan is seen as Chile's President Gabriel Boric delivers a speech on a bill which aims to reduce the working week in the country from 45 to 40 hours, at the government house in Santiago, Chile August 23, 2022. The slogan reads '40 hours is quality of life'. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

The government of Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Tuesday it has revived efforts to pass a bill that would reduce working hours in the country and fulfill a campaign promise.

The bill, which aims to reduce the working week from 45 to 40 hours within five years, has stalled in Congress since it was introduced in 2017 by then-lawmaker and current government spokesperson Camila Vallejo.

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