Karoshi Watch

in East Asia

Latest News

．Overwork deaths of online distribution industry : Night time delivery workers and the distribution center

(Sep 20, 2022)

．How would Lady Justice be just while bearing the unbearable weight?

(JUL 26, 2022)

．Two books on Karojisatsu (suicide from overwork)

(Feb 20, 2022)

Reports

Overwork Deaths and Suicides of South Korea

Karoshi in 2021 Taiwan

Karoshi in 2021 Japan

KWEA at Fall conference of KSOEM

(NOV 14, 2020)

Karoshi and Karojisatsu in South Korea: in the era of COVID-19

Work, Stress, and Health in the era COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences from Taiwan

Karoshi in Japan

Annual Working Hours around the world

In East Asian countries where long working hours are much more pervasive than in western countries; long working hours, heavy workloads and work stress have caused more and more health problems, such as cardiovascular disease, mental disorders and suicides and gained growing concerns in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

About Us

Karoshi Watch in East Asia (KWEA) is the platform for sharing information of the Karoshi /overwork. We are co-founded by three non-profit organizations Korea Institute of Labor Safety and Health (KILSH) from South Korea, Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Link (Taiwan OSH Link) from Taiwan and POSSE from Japan.