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In a rare acceptance of responsibility (trường hợp nhận trách nhiệm hiếm hoi), the Japanese electronics giant Panasonic admitted (thừa nhận) fault (lỗi) and apologised (xin lỗi) for a former employee’s death by suicide from overwork.

The former employee, then a 43-year-old man from Hiroshima Prefecture, began working at Panasonic in 2003 as a factory worker. In April 2019, he was promoted to deputy chief in the company’s engineering department, where he experienced severe working hours.

According to his lawyer, Tadashi Matsumaru, the employee regularly worked over 100 hours a week, way past the average 40. He’d sleep between 4 to 5 a.m., only to leave for work before 8 in the morning.

The man eventually fell into depression (trầm cảm) from overwork and in October 2019, he died by suicide (tự tử) after leaving a note for his family.

In the man’s letter, the employee wrote, “Dad is tired. It’s too much work. I can’t forgive Panasonic. Please tell my story to the media.”

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