More than 600 million people worldwide work (26) long hours and Britons are the worst (27) among rich nations. An International Labor Organization report on working (28) shows that more than a quarter of British workers put in more than 48 hours a week. The study by the United Nations agency covered 50 countries (29) . "The good news is that progress has been made in regulating normal working hours in developing and transition countries," said Jon C. Messenger, co-author of the study. "But overall the findings of this study are definitely worrying. " And progress towards a maximum 48-hour week was still (30) nearly 100 years after the standard was agreed by members, the ILO report said. It pointed to the growth of service industries, such as tourism and transport, and the expanding informal economy, where workers are not (31) , contributed to longer working hours. Both elements are signs of increasing globalization, it said. Topping the results of the study were Peruvians with more than half of them working more than 48 hours each and every week. They are (32) South Koreans (49.5 per cent), Thais (46.7 per cent) and Pakistanis (44.4 per cent). In developed countries, where working hours are (33) , 25.7 per cent of British workers put in more than 48 hours a week followed by Israelis (25.5 per cent), Australians (20.4 per cent), Swiss (19.2 per cent) and U.S. workers (18.1 per cent). The ILO (34) that shorter working hours benefit workers’ health and family lives, reduce accidents at the workplace and generally make workers more (35) . More than 600 million people worldwide work (26) long hours and Britons are the worst (27) among rich nations. An International Labor Organization report on working (28) shows that more than a quarter of British workers put in more than 48 hours a week. The study by the United Nations agency covered 50 countries (29) . "The good news is that progress has been made in regulating normal working hours in developing and transition countries," said Jon C. Messenger, co-author of the study. "But overall the findings of this study are definitely worrying. " And progress towards a maximum 48-hour week was still (30) nearly 100 years after the standard was agreed by members, the ILO report said. It pointed to the growth of service industries, such as tourism and transport, and the expanding informal economy, where workers are not (31) , contributed to longer working hours. Both elements are signs of increasing globalization, it said. Topping the results of the study were Peruvians with more than half of them working more than 48 hours each and every week. They are (32) South Koreans (49.5 per cent), Thais (46.7 per cent) and Pakistanis (44.4 per cent). In developed countries, where working hours are (33) , 25.7 per cent of British workers put in more than 48 hours a week followed by Israelis (25.5 per cent), Australians (20.4 per cent), Swiss (19.2 per cent) and U.S. workers (18.1 per cent). The ILO (34) that shorter working hours benefit workers’ health and family lives, reduce accidents at the workplace and generally make workers more (35) .