The revelation last October that a 31-year-old reporter from public broadcaster NHK had died from overwork sent shock waves through Japan.
Miwa Sado had logged 159 hours of overtime with only two days of rest in a month, leading to her death from heart failure back in 2013.
In Hong Kong, the Standard Working Hours Committee, established in 2013, has been in talks with employers and labour unions to reach a consensus on the amount of time workers should dedicate to their jobs.
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