Japan: 66 Commit Suicide Due To Overwork In 2006
TOKYO, May 17 (Bernama) -- Sixty-six people recorded to have committed suicide or tried to commit suicide after becoming mentally ill due to overwork in fiscal year 2006, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said.
Quoting the ministry, Japan's Kyodo News reported that 355 people were guaranteed workers' compensation in the reporting year, after suffering brain hemorrhages, heart infarctions and other diseases related to brain and heart due to overwork.
Of these, 147 subsequently died. Among the 355, those employed in transport and telecommunications accounted for 25 per cent.
A ministry official said people are working under tough conditions in which they are expected to produce results but are not receiving sufficient support in the workplace.
These circumstances are believed to have led to suicides brought on by overwork, the official suggested.
According to the ministry, 819 people filed claims for workers' compensation in fiscal 2006 due to mental illness, up 25 per cent from the previous year.
Of these, 205 had their claims approved, up 61 percent. Among those recognized as having work-related mental disturbances, 40 percent were in their 30s, followed by 19 percent in their 20s and 18 percent in their 40s, according to the ministry.
Quoting the ministry, Japan's Kyodo News reported that 355 people were guaranteed workers' compensation in the reporting year, after suffering brain hemorrhages, heart infarctions and other diseases related to brain and heart due to overwork.
Of these, 147 subsequently died. Among the 355, those employed in transport and telecommunications accounted for 25 per cent.
A ministry official said people are working under tough conditions in which they are expected to produce results but are not receiving sufficient support in the workplace.
These circumstances are believed to have led to suicides brought on by overwork, the official suggested.
According to the ministry, 819 people filed claims for workers' compensation in fiscal 2006 due to mental illness, up 25 per cent from the previous year.
Of these, 205 had their claims approved, up 61 percent. Among those recognized as having work-related mental disturbances, 40 percent were in their 30s, followed by 19 percent in their 20s and 18 percent in their 40s, according to the ministry.
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