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> Government figures show overwork was blamed for 246 claims related to hospitalization or death in 2018. The retail industry was one of the biggest sources, of
by rkachowski 7y ago
> Government figures show overwork was blamed for 246 claims related to hospitalization or death in 2018. The retail industry was one of the biggest sources, officials show. Another 568 workers took their own lives over job-related exhaustion.
I find it mind blowing, and pretty damning of the culture of shame in Japan that the number of work related suicides is more than double the amount of work related hospitalizations. How doesn't this get more attention?