▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁rivers ▁of ▁California ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁C ala ver as ▁County , ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁Working ▁hours ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁define ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁workers ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁in ▁South ▁Korea . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁South ▁Korea ▁began ▁to ▁transform ▁from ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁economy ▁to ▁an ▁industrial , ▁service ▁and ▁high - tech ▁economy . ▁The ▁country ' s ▁per ▁cap ita ▁G DP ▁increased ▁from ▁US ▁$ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁US ▁$ 3 5 , 3 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁making ▁South ▁Korea ▁the ▁world ' s ▁ 2 0 th ▁largest ▁economy . ▁In ▁the ▁process , ▁work ▁hours ▁increased . ▁According ▁to ▁O E CD ▁figures , ▁work ▁hours ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁were ▁ 2 , 0 0 5 ▁per ▁worker ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Korea ▁ranks ▁ 3 rd ▁world wide , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 , 7 8 6 ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁ 1 , 5 3 8 ▁hours ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁ 1 , 3 6 3 ▁hours ▁in ▁Germany ▁( the ▁short est ). ▁ ▁Kore ans ▁work ▁such ▁long ▁hours ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁industrial ▁system ▁and ▁night time ▁culture . ▁South ▁Korea ' s ▁corpor ate ▁culture ▁res emb les ▁that ▁of ▁Japan – h ier arch ical ▁and ▁with ▁significant ▁sub