Editing Karoshi (section)

==In other countries==
{{infobox Chinese
| t = 過勞死
| s = 过劳死
| p = guòláosǐ
| j = gwo3 lou4 sei2
| kanji = 過労死
| kana = かろうし
| hangul = 과로사
| hanja = 過勞死
| rr = gwarosa
| mr = kwarosa
| nihon = karôsi
| romaji = karōshi
| bpmf = ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄠˊ ㄙˇ
}}

The phenomenon of death by overwork is also widespread in other parts of Asia. 745,194 deaths worldwide were attributable to long working hours in 2016, based on WHO/ILO data.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Pega |first1=Frank |last2=Náfrádi |first2=Bálint |last3=Momen |first3=Natalie C. |last4=Ujita |first4=Yuka |last5=Streicher |first5=Kai N. |last6=Prüss-Üstün |first6=Annette M. |last7=Descatha |first7=Alexis |last8=Driscoll |first8=Tim |last9=Fischer |first9=Frida M. |last10=Godderis |first10=Lode |last11=Kiiver |first11=Hannah M. |date=2021-09-01 |title=Global, regional, and national burdens of ischemic heart disease and stroke attributable to exposure to long working hours for 194 countries, 2000–2016: A systematic analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury |journal=Environment International |language=en |volume=154 |pages=106595 |doi=10.1016/j.envint.2021.106595 |issn=0160-4120 |pmc=8204267 |pmid=34011457 |doi-access=free |last12=Li |first12=Jian |last13=Magnusson Hanson |first13=Linda L. |last14=Rugulies |first14=Reiner |last15=Sørensen |first15=Kathrine |last16=Woodruff |first16=Tracey J. |last17=Woodruff |first17=T. J.|bibcode=2021EnInt.15406595P }}</ref>

===China===
{{See also|996 working hour system}}

In China, the analogous "death by overwork" concept is '''''guolaosi''''' ({{zh|t=過勞死|s=过劳死}}), which in 2014 was reported to be a problem in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is Work Killing You? In China, Workers Die at Their Desks|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-29/is-work-killing-you-in-china-workers-die-at-their-desks|publisher=Bloomberg|last1=Oster|first1=Shai|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=30 June 2014}}</ref>
In Eastern Asian countries, like China, many businessmen work long hours and then feel the pressures of expanding and pleasing their networks. Making these connections is called building [[guanxi]]. Connections are a big part of the Chinese business world, and throughout different parts of China, businessmen would meet up in teahouses to take their job outside of the work atmosphere. It was important for businessmen to broaden their guanxi relationships, especially with powerful officials or bosses.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Osburg|first1=John|title=Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality among China's New Rich|date=2013|publisher=Stanford University Press|location=Stanford, California|page=24}}</ref>

There is a lot of pressure to go to these nightclubs almost every night to drink heavily to move up in the business world.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Osburg|first1=John|title=Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China's New Rich|date=2013|publisher=Stanford University Press|location=Stanford, California|page=140}}</ref> It has been shown that this kind of work could lead to health related problems down the line. For example, a businessman named Mr. Pan discussed with John Osburg, an anthropologist who wrote "Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China's New Rich," about his health and the need to continue working. Mr. Pan, the 'biggest boss in [[Chengdu]],' was in the hospital for 'excessive drinking.' This has happened to him before. Mr. Pan said, "I can't stop or slow down. I have many people whose livelihoods depend on me (literally 'depend on me to eat'). I've got about fifty employees and even more brothers. Their livelihoods depend on my success. I have to keep going."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Osburg|first1=John|title=Anxious Wealth: Money and Morality Among China's New Rich|date=2013|publisher=Stanford University Press|location=Stanford, California|page=141}}</ref>

===India===
{{See|Indian labour law}}

[[Indian labour law]] has, in theory, offered protection to labour rights. However, the average office worker, women and the IT sector are unofficially forced to work overtime without overtime pay.  In 2023, [[N. R. Narayana Murthy|Narayana Murthy]], co-founder and former CEO of [[Infosys]], stated, “Somehow our youth have the habit of taking not-so-desirable habits from the West. My request is that our youngsters must say – ‘This is my country. I want to work 70 hours a week’. This is exactly what the Germans and Japanese did after the Second World War”.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/what-male-ceos-like-narayana-murthy-dont-get-about-working-women-and-the-youth-9037361/|title=What male CEOs like Narayana Murthy don't get about working women and the youth|first=Payal|last=Chawla|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=November 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/india-debate-on-70-hour-workweek-illegal-or-road-to-greatness.html |title=India debate on 70-hour workweek: Illegal or road to greatness? |work=[[CNBC]]|date=2023-11-06 |access-date=2023-11-28 |first1=Charmaine |last1=Jacob}}</ref> This sparked a national debate with many male CEO's strongly supporting 70-hour workweeks to boost productivity and cover losses due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-67269976 |title=NR Narayana Murthy: Why Indians are debating a 70-hour work week |work=[[BBC]] |date=2023-11-02 |access-date=2023-11-28 |first1=Meryl |last1=Sebastian}}</ref> A 70-hour workweek translates to working approximately 12 hours a day, for six days a week, a phenomenon unofficially occurring in the IT industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/average-to-poor-work-life-balance-indian-it-sector-employees-forced-to-work-50-hours-a-week/ar-AA1kdlS4 |title=Average to poor work life balance: Indian IT sector employees forced to work 50 hours a week |via=msn.com |date=2023-11-21 |access-date=2023-11-28 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

===South Korea===
{{See|Working hours in South Korea}}

In South Korea, the term '''''gwarosa''''' ({{korean|hangul=과로사|hanja=過勞死}}; alternatively romanised as '''''kwarosa''''') is also used to refer to death by overworking. South Korea has some of the longest working hours in the world, even more so than Japan with the average being 42.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.index.go.kr/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=3032|title=E-나라지표 지표조회상세}}</ref> This has caused many workers to feel the pressure of their jobs which has taken a toll on both their physical and mental health. Many have died from being overworked and the issue has only begun to gain more national attention due to many government workers having died from ''gwarosa''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2017/02/641_224791.html|title=[K-Terminology] Koreans being overworked to death in 'kwarosa'|date=27 February 2017|newspaper=Korea Times|author1=Ko Dong-hwan}}</ref> In 2018, the South Korean government enacted a law cutting working hours from 68 to 52.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/01/south-korea-cuts-inhumanely-long-68-hour-working-week|title=South Korea cuts 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week|first=Benjamin|last=Haas|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 March 2018|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>

===Sweden===
In Sweden the deaths due to excessive stress at work is expected to increase from the current level in the future.<ref name="Söderqvist"/><ref name="Sjöström"/>
A study conducted with researchers in cooperation with The Swedish work environment authority in 2019 concluded that 720 workers in Sweden already die every year due to stress from engaging in [[wage labour]].<ref name="Söderqvist"/> This study sparked an increased amount of public debate.<ref name="Apel Röstlund"/><ref name="Persson"/><ref name="Sjöström"/>