The world's 15 most hardworking nations
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Believe it or not, but India has been ranked as one of the most hardworking nations in the world in a survey conducted by Ipsos Global and Reuters.
The survey, in some select nations, used a simple technique to arrive at the result it sought. The survey says that full-time workers in most countries get paid holidays, apart from Sundays and in some cases Saturdays too.
However, since organisations do not force workers to avail of those holidays, many people do not use these vacation days.
So check out which are the world's hardest working nations.
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Image: Labourers cast their shadows on the glass facade of a hotel as they take down scaffolding at a construction site in Nanjing, China.
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1. Japan
The Japanese are the world's hardest working people and only 33 per cent of the employees avail of all their allotted paid holidays.
The Japanese get 16 public holidays and work about 1,714 hours per year on an average.
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Image: A man walks through a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku district.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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2. Australia
Only 47 per cent Australian workers take all their allotted vacation days.
Australians get eight federal holidays off, and clock an average of 1,690 hours per year.
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Image: Rowers train at dawn on the Yarra River in Melbourne.
Photographs: Toby Melville/Reuters
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3. South Africa
Only 47.5 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days.
South Africans get 12 government vacation days.
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Image: A view of Johannesburg.
Photographs: Euroluftbild.de/Reuters
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4. South Korea
In South Korea, only 53 per cent of the employees take all their allotted vacation days.
In South Korea, employees get 15 public holidays.
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Image: A view shows part of central Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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5. The United States
Only 57 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days.
There are 10 government or public holidays that Americans enjoy.
In the US, employees work 1,768 hours per year on an average.
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Image: A view of downtown area in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
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6. Canada
In Canada, only 58 per cent of the employed people take all their allotted vacation days.
Canada is slim on their holidays, with 9 federal holidays per year. Canadians clock an average of 1,699 hours per year.
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Image: A view of the Toronto Skyline.
Photographs: Mike Cassese/Reuters
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7. India
About 58.5 per cent of people take all their allotted holidays.
Indians get 16 government holidays, and employers are required to give only 12 paid holidays.
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Image: The domes of the Taj Mahal hotel are seen in front of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai.
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8. Brazil
Just about 59 per cent Brazilian employees take all their allotted vacation days.
In Brazil, there are 11 federal holidays, and employers are required to offer 30 additional vacation days.
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Image: The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge designed by architect Alexandre Chan is seen in Brasilia.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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9. Sweden
Only 63 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days in Sweden.
The Swedes get 11 government holidays in a year, and work about 1,610 hours per year on an average.
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Image: View of the Turning Torso in the western harbour area of Malmo.
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10. China
About 65 per cent of Chinese employees take all their allotted vacation days.
In China there are 11 government holidays, and organisations/companies have to give at least 10 vacation days to employees.
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Image: Traffic flows on a flyover at the Bund in Shanghai.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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11. Poland
In Poland, only 66 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays.
There are 10 public holidays in Poland, and the citizens world at an average of 1,966 hours per year.
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Image: The cityscape of southern side of Warsaw.
Photographs: Peter Andrews/Reuters
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12. Italy
About 66.5 per cent of people take all their allotted paid holidays.
Italians have 11 government holidays and work on average, 1,773 hours per year.
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Image: Trams travel in downtown Milan.
Photographs: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
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13. Russia
Only 67 per cent of people take all their allotted vacation days.
There are 12 government holidays in Russia and Russians work 1,997 hours per year on an average, according to the survey.
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Image: A view of the Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow.
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14. Mexico
Only 68 per cent Mexicans take all their allotted paid holidays.
Mexicans clock an average of 1,857 hours per year, says the survey.
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Image: Hot air balloons float at the Sun pyramids of Teotihuacan outside Mexico City.
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15. France
Almost 89 per cent of French citizens avail of their allotted vacation days. On that basis it would be considered one of the least workaholic countries.
Image: A view of the Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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