Karoshi Watch

in East Asia

Latest News

．Two books on Karojisatsu (suicide from overwork)

(Feb 20, 2022)

．Controversial guideline granting free labor abolished after 35 years

(DEC 8, 2021)

．A night shift work which is Group 2A carcinogens forced in low wage and precarious work condition

(OCT 31, 2021)

Reports

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.