Grueling work hours triggers spike in suicides by Japanese employees

[Judi Lynn]

Grueling work hours triggers spike in suicides by Japanese employees

Last Updated Apr 16, 2017 9:48 PM EDT



TOKYO -- Japan’s unusually long hours on the job have triggered a health crisis.

An alarming rise in suicide among overworked employees has finally forced the government to limit overtime. But the proposed new ceiling on overtime is so high -- 100 hours per month -- critics say it still won’t protect workers.

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The Japanese work some of the most grueling hours in the world. But all those overtime hours are killing workers.

In fact, death by overwork is so common here that it has a name: karoshi.


More:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/karoshi-japan-rise-suicide-employees-overtime-hours-work/

[Doreen]

1. That is sad.

Get ready for those type of hours to hit us when all regulations for workers protection go away.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. +1!

[democratisphere]

3. Corporate greed culture.

[enough]

4. Strange, Japanese killing themselves because of overwork, and

middle aged Americans killing themselves because of no work.