Toyota also promised to investigate the suicide of its employees to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future.
After settling a lawsuit blamed on Toyota Regarding the death of one of the company’s employees in Japan due to overwork and harassment, the company’s President Akio Toyoda apologized to the family. The lawsuit filed by the worker’s family sought 123 million yen ($1.1 million) in compensation, but the actual settlement amount was not disclosed, Japanese media reported.
Along with apologizing to the family for the damage caused, the automaker also promised to investigate the incident to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future. The company said: “We are currently trying to create a more transparent working environment, making it easier for everyone to speak up, as well as the management without harassment of power, so that each employee can work without fear,” the company said. statement.
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Last September, the Nagoya High Court in Japan ruled that the employee’s death was caused by overwork, noting that he was under severe stress at work before committing suicide on 2010. Initially, the automaker denied the employee’s allegations. family.
This is not the first job-related suicide case at Toyota to come to the limelight. In 2019, the company admitted that the 2017 suicide of a 28-year-old engineer was caused by constant ridicule by his boss. In Japan, deaths from overwork and work stress, including suicide, are a common problem due to the country’s workaholic culture.
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The problem of domestic abusers has been in the spotlight lately. Workers in Japan are known to be extremely loyal to their companies, often sacrificing their personal and mental health for work and spending large amounts of time working overtime and taking pride in being a part of the workforce. become part of the company.
The government received 2,835 complaints about overwork deaths, or “karoshi,” in 2020 while more than 800 cases were compensated, including suicides.
(with input from AP)
Date of first publication: February 2, 2022, 11:58 AM IST
