this is nice info and good representation.. thanks. 
under unpaid work - Korea is lowest at 2.3 hours not 1.3 hours.

How is the paid work day so low?

Hi Ashley, 
 
The paid work day looks a bit low, and the unpaid day a bit high, because the OECD data our infographic relies on generally takes the average working hours regardless of the day of the week or time of the year (I say generally because it's from national time-use surveys, which themselves don't always have the same methodology).  
 
This funny sampling is necessary to get the overall picture, because some people work nights, work weekends, work holidays, work from home, or work short shifts at multiple jobs. 
 
We could have included the data for an entire year (eg. Belgians average about 1387 hours of paid work per year, compared to 2081 in Mexico), but we think that only looking at one day makes it easier for people to look at and relate to this infographic. 
 
I hope that answers your question! Way to think critically—I'm surprised no one asked sooner!

Interesting but when will folks realize that white lettering (and numbering) is a poor choice and all but unreadable against a light yellow background?

As a South African I would be interested to know which data sets went into calculating these averages. Given our 30% jobless rate, South Africa's largely unskilled population defenceless against exploitative work practices. So I'm suprised at the low number of hours reported for the country. From what I know from informal chats with cleaning staff, domestic workers, security guards, retail staff etc working in my middle upper-class suburb, shifts are often 10 - 12 hours long and often includes weekends. And most unskilled workers have at least an hour commute, often up to three hours. We do have quite progressive laws in place to protect workers but with such desperation for jobs reality doesn't always follow.

Hi Judith, Our source is: 
 
Miranda, V. (2011), "Cooking, Caring and Volunteering: Unpaid Work Around the World", OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 116, OECD Publishing. 
 
That paper gets its South African data from Statistics South Africa's 2000 Time-Use Survey, which was completed by 14,553 individuals aged 10 or over in 8,564 households. It seems likely that StatsSA's survey would include the nation's many unemployed people, which may explain why South Africa's number of paid working hours is so low relative to your experience. 
 
I hope that answers your question!

I do not see Greece there... well It's good to know that there are countries that pay the hours you work... I used to work 12hrs a day and get paid for 8 Things have deteriorated since the crisis!

Hi Sophia,  
 
11 OECD member or special-interest countries were excluded because their data was not sufficient. The countries are Greece, Czech Republic, Israel, Luxembourg (most recent data from 1996 or earlier); Brazil, Iceland, Russia, Switzerland (data does not exist); Chile, Indonesia, and Slovakia (sample sizes too small).

 
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