<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . (November 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The 35 - hour working week is a measure adopted first in France, in February 2000, under Prime Minister Lionel Jospin's Plural Left government . It was pushed by Minister of Labour Martine Aubry . </P> <P> The previous legal duration of the working week was 39 hours, which had been established by François Mitterrand, also a member of the Socialist Party . The 35 - hour working week was in the Socialist Party's 1981 electoral program, titled 110 Propositions for France . </P>

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