_lost_username_ Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 A Japanese journalist worked herself to death by doing 159 hours of overtime in a month and taking just two days off. Miwa Sado, a political journalist for the country's national broadcaster, suffered a heart failure in July 2013 and, a year after her death, a government inquest ruled that it was linked to excessive overtime. The case has highlighted the Japanese problem of "karoshi" - meaning death from overwork - and is an embarrassing revelation for NHK, which has campaigned against the nation's long-hours culture. In an attempt to tackle the problem, the government in May released its first nationwide employer blacklist, naming-and-shaming more than 300 companies including advertising giant Dentsu and an arm of Panasonic for breaching labour laws. In February, Japan launched "Premium Friday", calling on employees to knock off early on the last Friday of the month. But critics slammed the plan as it was not mandatory and several companies simply opted out. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4953218/Japanese-journalist-works-death.html#ixzz4ulJ7qY2y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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