A symposium was held in Niigata City on the 2nd to consider measures to eliminate death from overwork, and the bereaved family strongly urged efforts to prevent recurrence, saying that death from overwork could happen to anyone at any time.

This symposium has been held nationwide by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare since last month to eliminate death from overwork, and about 100 people gathered at the venue in Chuo-ku, Niigata City.

Among them, NHK reporter Emiko Sato's mother, who died of heart failure at the age of 31 eight years ago and was recognized as overworked, gave a lecture, "It is neither sick nor longevity, it is suddenly irreplaceable due to overwork. The sadness and suffering of being robbed of a missing daughter will not be relieved over the years. The size of what has been lost over time is stunning. " He strongly appealed for efforts to prevent recurrence, saying that it was not strange.



Experts who are familiar with long working hours and power harassment have shown data that working 55 hours or more a week increases the risk of stroke, and when power harassment is added to long working hours, the mental illness such as depression He emphasized the importance of prevention, saying that it is easy to lead to illness.



Furthermore, experts explained that workplaces that are prone to power harassment are characterized by fierce competition and failure is not tolerated, and the organizational culture and work content have a great influence.