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It seems that competition has become ever increasingly fierce throughout the world. Some nations, however, have formulated legislations to regulate working hours. Although there are certainly valid arguments to the contrary, it is my personal belief that this trend is in the best of our interest.

The reason why law enforcement agencies have introduced such laws, in my view, is to safeguard the basic right of the citizens. Without these laws, there would be a greater tendency to exploit the employees by inhumane employers and especially those who work in factories doing repetitious and less skill-demanding jobs. It is not uncommon to read in newspapers about factories with a system of more than 12-hour work days with no break time in between. These workers, unfortunatley, endure such harsh conditions since they need to support their families and there are no laws in place to protect them. In contrast, introducing laws to regulate long work hours can protect these works from being overworked and exploited. Employees will be empowered to report companies that violate these laws. 

Though there are debates regarding these regulation laws stating that these laws could undermine a companies productivity, I believe these laws would instead further boost our economic development. It has been scientifically proven that a tired and overworked employee can never reach their maximum potential.  Furthermore, industrial accidents occur most often than not due to negligence as a result of fatigue. Another contributing factor is that a heavy workload leads to poorer health conditions, inducing psychological and physiological stress on the workers. Higher illness rates will also negatively affect a workers productivity.