Some companies are compelling their younger employees to work more than 100 hours of uncompensated overtime a month to maximize their profits.
Japan has been derided for its long working hours for decades, and the risks of the hazardous practice eventually led to the infamous term ¡°karoshi,¡± or death from overwork.
Thanks to the Great Recession, however, a new term is circulating among young workers to describe companies that depend on such exploitation: ¡°burakku kigyo¡± (black company).
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