For what practical reasons did Henry Ford adopt the eight-hour day and five-day week?

Henry Ford adopted the eight-hour day and five-day week to alleviate a depression in the auto industry in 1926.

The move to reduce working hours curbed overproduction and unemployment in the industry.

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