Toyota apologizes for suicide after overwork, harassment
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Toyota says it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees
TOKYO -- Toyota has settled a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees.
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda has apologized to the family, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. Monetary details of the settlement were not disclosed. The lawsuit filed by the worker’s family had sought 123 million yen ($1.1 million) in damages, Japanese media reports said.
The wife told reporters she felt her husband, then 40, would have understood and she believes Toyota has the opportunity to change for the better.
Toyota promised an investigation into the case to prevent a recurrence and apologized for the family's suffering.
