Lukashenko Made A Ridiculous Remark In The Vitebsk Region

Do Belarusians really need to work that much?

Lukashenko has once again made a statement that defies logic. According to him, people in the Vitebsk Region need to work 40 hours a day. This was reported by a Telegram channel close to his press service.

On October 15, the dictator flew by helicopter to the Verkhnedvinsky District and berated local officials. He surveyed the fields from the air, was dissatisfied with what he saw, and accused officials of inaction.

“You slept through the summer. You can’t work in Vitebsk the way you do in Minsk. Here, you need to work 40 hours a day,” Lukashenko declared.

He reminded them that the Vitebsk region is classified as a critical agricultural zone and stated that a clear strategy is needed to work in the region. Lukashenko also demanded “the strictest military discipline.”

Furthermore, the dictator threatened that, starting January 1, 2027, all discussions of tactics and strategy in the Vitebsk region would cease.

It should be noted that, according to the Our World in Data portal (a partner of the University of Oxford), the country where people work the most is Sudan. Here, the average worker puts in 2,700 hours a year. In Belarus, by contrast, it’s nearly 1,900 hours a year—meaning that to catch up with the leader, we’d have to work nearly one and a half times as hard.

At the same time, the “laziest” country in the world is Norway. Here, the average worker puts in just 1,400 hours a year.

However, the result of a Sudanese worker’s hard labor is modest—for every hour worked, he produces goods or services worth $4.70. His Belarusian counterpart generates $35 per hour. In Norway, on the other hand, labor productivity is among the highest in the world—one hour of work adds $130 to the country’s GDP. In other words, labor here is four times more efficient than in Belarus and twice as efficient as in many developed countries around the world.

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