karoshi (death from overwork) 過勞死

karoshi (death from overwork)
繁：過勞死
简：过劳死

日本社會現象「過勞死」 (かろうし) 再增一例，日本放送協會 (NHK) 一名入職近9年的31歲女記者，兩個月內竟加班逾306小時，若以每月工作24天計算，即一日加班逾6.3小時，她終因疲勞過度致心臟病發死亡，據稱其死前一個月更只放了2天假。

兩月加班306小時 日女記者過勞死（2017年10月6日）。am730，取自 https://www.am730.com.hk/news/share/98451

The case — the latest high-profile example of karoshi, or “death from overwork” — came to light only after the broadcaster, NHK, announced it this week.

Karoshi became widely recognized as a phenomenon in the late 1980s, as stories of blue-collar employees keeling over at work appeared to expose a sinister side to Japan’s postwar economic miracle. Over the years, cases of karoshi have been reported among white-collar executives, automotive engineers and immigrant trainees.

Young Worker Clocked 159 Hours of Overtime in a Month. Then She Died. (2017, October 5). New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/world/asia/japan-death-overwork.html