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Date : October 4, 2019

Video report: 2019 White Paper on Prevention of Karoshi (Mr. Hideki KOJO, Director for Prevention of Karoshi, General Affairs Division, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

post date : 2019.10.07

The 2019 White Paper on Prevention of Karoshi was approved by the Cabinet on October 1. This year’s white paper analyzes karoshi in the construction and media industries, in which there is a significant amount of overwork. The FPCJ invited Mr. Hideki KOJO, Director for Prevention of Karoshi, General Affairs Division, Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, which was in charge of writing the white paper, to discuss the current situation surrounding karoshi in Japan and efforts for its prevention.

 

The briefing were attended by  journalists from China (Hong Kong), France, Russia, Singapore, and others. 

 

 *Due to a problem in video, there is no image for the last 4 minutes.

Distributed Material (in Japanese only)


- Title: 2019 White Paper on Prevention of Karoshi
- Date: October 4 (Fri), 2019, 14:00-15:30

- Briefer: Mr. Hideki KOJO, Director for Prevention of Karoshi, General Affairs Division,

                       Labour Standards Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

- Language:  Japanese (with consecutive English interpretation)

 

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