Meaning of guolaosi | Babel Free

Definitions

Death from overwork.

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Examples

“They say that Chinese workers in factories supplying Wal-Mart are dying from guolaosi—“overwork death”—from working upwards of fifteen hours a day, seven days a week, for months on end in a frenzy to quickly and cheaply fill demand ...”

“Asia estimated that by June 2006 the number of deaths attributed to guolaosi in China had reached six hundred thousand per year.”

“Her parents were told it was 'unknown death' and received a small sum in compensation. But the villagers said it was the new disease, guolaosi. Overwork death.”

“Although difficult to calculate, one prominent newspaper estimates that guolaosi claims the lives of 600 000 people in China each year.”

“Such a concept is also recognised in South Korea where it is referred to as gwarosa (과로사/過勞死) and in China, overwork-induced suicide is called guolaosi (过劳死).”

“The Japanese concept of karoshi (過労死) comes to mind when I think of what can happen when you aren't in tune with your body's needs. Karoshi, a Japanese word that literally translates as "overwork death," is known as sudden occupational mortality. In South Korea, it's called gwarosa (과로사) and in China, guolaosi (過勞死／过劳死).”

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