China News Service, December 28. According to a report by Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun, a recent survey on the working hours of civil servants published by Japan’s government revealed that over 30% of young civil servants in the country’s average monthly overtime work exceeded 80 hours. "Overwork dead line".
Data map: Crowds in a station in Tokyo, Japan.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Lu Shaowei
According to reports, the subjects of this investigation are all civil servants at the level below section chiefs of all prefectures, provinces and departments (departments of the central government), with a number of approximately 51,000.
The results showed that in October and November, their per capita overtime time was 2 hours, compared with 3 hours for 20-year-olds.
The report pointed out that in Japan, an average of 80 hours of overtime per month reached the "death from overwork" line.
After the data was released, Taro Kono, the minister of administrative reform in Japan, severely criticized the situation.
Kono said, "It can be seen that the burden of young people is increasing, and long hours of work are also related to early resignation."
At the same time, Kono also asked the Personnel Office to reflect on this situation.