"ヤマト運輸の倉庫は今も35℃　1人ストライキの男性ら「同業他社の佐川急便と同じくらい暑さ対策」求める ," 20 September 2024

[Unofficial description by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]

An employee working for Yamato Transport Co., the largest delivery company in Japan, went on strike and held a press conference to demand that the company take measures to combat the heat, such as providing work clothes with fans and neck coolers, on par with other companies in the industry such as Sagawa Express.

Temperatures inside the warehouse often exceed 40 degrees. Another male employee stated he was diagnosed with heat stroke at the hospital for two consecutive years.

Following the proposal on August 19th, new rules have been put in place, but the temperature is still around 34-35 degrees Celsius. According to a labor union survey, more than 53% of respondents said that heatstroke prevention measures are insufficient or not being implemented.