A committee has been formed to reform Kumamoto labor standards, particularly regarding school teachers. Alarming stats: high school teachers whose monthly overtime exceeded 45 hours was 45.4%, and those whose exceeded 80 hours - considered the threshold of 過労死 (karoushi, or death by overwork) was 13.8%. The committee aims to cap overtime at 45 hours per month and 360 hours per year, in line with standards set by the 文部省 (Monbusyo, Ministry of Education) by 2023.
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