6 hour day, 3 day weekend, and 6 weeks vacation

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We, the undersigned, ask world governments of the United Nations to make a decision in favor of working people. Please protect the dignity and human rights of all workers throughout the world by limiting the time a person may be employed by another for profit.

We demand an international law limiting the hours of labor to 24 hours per week, either by 3 eight-hour days or 4 six-hour days, as to be determined by local unions. Reductions in the work week are also long overdue, therefore we further demand workers should be granted at minimum, one additional day off per week, or rather "the 3 day weekend." And finally, the third goal of this petition is to ask that employers be required to give employees 6 weeks paid vacation annually.

The above demands should be adopted and implemented as soon as possible.

749 Signatures

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  • Jennifer A
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    • This would be wonderfull! I fear it will never happen as the American public have been lulled into complacency and have become content living on the scraps Corporate America throws them. Wake up people!! There are still things worth fighting for!
  • Jared B
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    • Rhode Island, USA
  • Steph
  • Erik T
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    • We need it.
  • nancy p
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    • tax the rich
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    • San Francisco ca
  • Lazi S
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    • If you throw in free Internet porn, a lifetime subscription to Hot Rod magazine, and a 76 Pacer, count me in.
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    • Mom's basement, VA
  • Marin S
  • MR FERDA K
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    • THE WORLD
  • Patricia I
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    • Brooklyn NY
  • nabeel e
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    • 501 E Pinto Dr Gilber, AZ 85296
  • Briana
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    • I think it would be better if we only go to school for 6 hours a day
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    • 18102
  • Todd R
  • LaTosha G
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    • The five day, eight hour work week is an old construct based on grievances as a result of the first industrial revolution. However, in today's reality, technology allows for greater efficiency while the general health of the population is degrading due to lack of physical activity. Our bodies are not designed to remain in sedentary positions for a long time. Nor should strenuous work be done for long periods of time. Based on the widespread increase of preventable diseases, the push for greater productivity is producing diminishing returns. Meanwhile schools have become baby sitter centers while having a balanced life is becoming less viable. It is time for some common sense and for someone to do away with the 5-day 8-hour work week. This isn't a pipe dream. This is a quality of life issue.
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    • 16803
  • Cassie M
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    • People spend so much time at work surfing the internet because of a lack of work to be done. Daily work should be finished much quicker than 8 hours, or you have a serious effiency problem.
  • Lana T
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  • Rebeka P
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    • Parents need to spend more quality time with family and children.
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    • 27260
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    • Canada
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    • h2x2g3
  • vallabh
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    • 411051
  • Andrew
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    • 6959
  • Gabriela M
  • Beth
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    • 6 hour workday/3 day weekend = more productivity, more free time, less stress
  • D S
  • Daniel M
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    • Technology has advanced to a point where we can make real changes to the our lifestyles
  • Hans F
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    • Good initiative!
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    • SE-75228 Uppsala, SWEDEN
  • levit
  • Brian C
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    • none
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    • Wilmington, NC
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    • israel
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    • 90025
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  • Maurice Sebastian M
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    • 8012 River Park Rd Bowie, Md 20715
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  • Sydney F
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    • I hope we can realize this some day. too much stress and not enough leisure these days.
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    • s4t 1k7
  • Kristin
  • Bezner L
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    • It may be unreasonable to reduce working hours like that, but yes, we need more time to spend with our family and get some R&R, but maybe instead of pernamently decreasing it, maybe a better option would be to allocate one month to this. As a student, im hoping that this will apply to school. on a weekly basis. [=p]
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    • Mars [ not the bar ]
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  • Ron P
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    • Johnson City, TN
  • Leesa J. C
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    • I have been working since I was 15...I am tired !!!!
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    • 19 Oakland Ave, Audubon NJ 08106
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