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Bread & Roses: A Lethal Gap in Japan’s Labor Laws

A 68-year-old woman died of a heart attack at her workplace, the home of a bed-ridden elderly resident, in 2015. She worked as a housekeeper and nurse. Immediately before her death, she had worked in the home on a nearly 24-hour basis for a full week straight.