{
  "id": 3998065,
  "title": "Costa Rica Limits 12-Hour Shifts to Private Firms as Deputies Shield Public Workers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/costa-rica-limits-12-hour-shifts-to-private-firms-as-deputies-shield",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T16:18:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/costa-rica-4x3-law-public-sector-excluded-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "COSTA RICA · POLITICS Key Facts —What happened: Deputies voted to exclude public-sector employees from Costa Rica’s planned 4×3 reform of the Labour Code. —How it works: The 4×3 scheme allows 12-hour shifts on four days a week, in exchange for three full days of rest. —Who it applies to: Only private companies running 24-hour […] The post Costa Rica Limits 12-Hour Shifts to Private Firms as…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}