Chile's Congress passes bill to cut workweek to 40 hours

Chile’s Congress on Tuesday approved a reduction in the workweek from 45 to 40 hours over five years.

The move paves the way for Chile to join Ecuador and Venezuela in having Latin America’s shortest workweek.

The bill, which had overwhelming support with 127 votes in favor and just 14 against, comes at a time when countries around the world like Britain and Spain are experimenting with further reducing weekly work hours .

“This is a project that will contribute enormously to our…