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A little more time on the beach, anyone?

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The weather was hot, the beaches beckoned and the Swiss Federal Chancellery announced the tempting news: nearly 108,000 people have signed a demand for a popular referendum that would give Swiss workers a minimum of six weeks of vacation, by law. The initiative will now go to the vote, with a date to be set later. The initiative was launched by Travail.Suisse, one of the country’s largest unions, which argues that more holidy time is needed due to increasing pressure on workers and a too-strong focus on productivity.

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News story, GenevaLunch, 15 July 2009.

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