Australians have been given (not chosen) the conditions that have the longest working hours in the developed world. The standard working week is 37 hours 21 minutes (or 7.35 hrs), which is commonly (erroneously) referred to as a 7.5 hr working day.
With the lightning quick paced advent (onslaught) of globalization, this has helped deteriorate working hours for normal people.
The most common misconception is that this is holds true only to blue collar workers.
Contracts within IBM and Telstra specifically mention that the worker (irrespective – blue or white collar) will not get paid from 37.5 hours to 45 hours in the week worked, the difference being 7.5 hours or ONE FULL DAY without pay, whilst the company charges for their time when outsourced to the customer. BLATANT FRAUD.
This move is supported by governments and naturally the companies, i.e. in creating SLAVE LABOUR.
The protest of workers rights in 2006, achieved nothing as the oppressive forces of the government and the multinationals is too great. Over 100,000 people protested in each capital city, to NO AVAIL.
The Eureka Stockade was a protest about workers rights, to which the government responded in by sending the 'police' to slaughter the protesters.
If they could do it again today, they would.
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