VI. Defenders and opposers of Shunto
Some people object that Shunto focus exclusively on wage hikes and does not allow for any response to the changing times. Shunto should make an effort to tackle the issues of part-time workers, temporary staff, and unemployed, because raising the level of working conditions and wages of these workers is a must.
On the other hand, some analysts claim that Shunto ensures that wage and salary inequalities are minimized, a plus in a country that sees itself as a homogeneous society. A number of corporate executives also argue that Shunto sharply reduces the chances that competitors can take advantage of labor strife, since everyone holds talks at the same time.
VII. Karoshi
Karoshi, which can be translated quite literally from the Japanese as "death from overwork", is occupational sudden death. The major medical causes of karoshi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress.
The first case of karoshi was reported in 1969 with the death from a stroke of a 29-year-old married male worker in the shipping department of Japan's largest newspaper company. It was not until the latter part of the 1980s, however, when several high-ranking business executives who were still in their prime years suddenly died without any previous sign of illness. It was immediately seen as a new and serious menace for people in the work force. In 1987, the Japanese Ministry of Labour began to publish statistics on karoshi. It was recognized that employees cannot work for up to twelve hours a day six or seven days a week, year after year, without suffering physically as well as mentally. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
VIII. Karo-Jisatsu
Karo-jisatsu means a suicide induced by overwork. In 2000, Japan's Supreme Court recognised the karo-jisatsu phenomenon. It found that advertising firm Dentsu had caused the death of one of its young employees Ichiro Oshima by pushing him to work an excessive number of hours, leading to stress and then suicide. The court heard testimony that Oshima worked to 2am at least two out of every five days. On average, he slept two and half-hours a day and had never taken leave since he joined the firm in 1990. The company's code: “See every task through to the end—as though your life depends on it.” Dentsu is not an exception. The National Defence Council for Victims of Karoshi estimates that at least 10,000 deaths each year are “attributable in part to fatigue and stress caused by excessive work”.
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Sobota, 23. novembra 2024
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