New Delhi: Indian workers are among the most satisfied with their jobs globally, and nearly one in five Indians like their jobs so much that they would even work for free, says a survey.

According to a survey by online career and recruitment solutions provider Monster Worldwide and Gfk, an independent global market research company, over half of Indian workers (55 percent) love or like their jobs a lot, placing India at third position in international happiness ranking, behind Canada (64 percent) and the Netherlands (57 percent).

Among the seven countries surveyed, the U.S. was ranked fourth with 53 percent saying they either love or like their jobs, followed by the UK (46 percent, 5th), France (43 percent, 6th) and Germany (35 percent, 7th).

The international survey that polled more than 8,000 workers in Canada, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, the UK and the U.S., said nearly one in five (18 percent) Indians love their jobs so much that they would work for free.

Moreover, only 5 percent of Indian workers admit they actively dislike their jobs and no Indian worker said they hate their jobs — the lowest percentage of all countries surveyed.

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