Japanese journalist wins first ITC-ILO Journalistic Prize

Misako Hida, a journalist based in New York, accepted a prize today for her news article: 'The Land of Karoshi'. The prize was awarded by the International Training Center and the International Labour Organization to recognize the best story on labour rights. 'Karoshi' is a Japanese term meaning 'death from overwork'. In Japan an estimated 5,000 suicides per year are the result of depression caused by overwork. Zohreh Tabatabai, Director of Communication at the ILO, and François Eyraud, Executive Director of the International Training Centre, presented Misako Hido with the prize.