Social protection:
Working time

It is reported that working time in the oil industry is relatively longer than in the manufacturing industries. According to the 2003 Labour Force Survey in South Africa, the minimum weekly average hours of work covering all companies in 2002 stood at 42.2 hours. Based on the survey, Figure 1 (Oil industry workers' weekly hours of work, South Africa, 2002) shows the distribution of oil workers in accordance with their weekly hours of work.