The majority of workers in Taiwan suffered more pressure than ever last year, according to a Council of Labor Affairs report released yesterday.
Most of the pressure stemmed from the "worsening social and economic situation," the report said.
According to the report, conducted in September last year, 13.8 percent of men and 13.5 percent of women out of 17,272 workers surveyed said they felt stressed at work, while only 7.6 percent and 6.5 percent, respectively, felt the same levels of stress in 1994.
The report also indicated that half of the workers interviewed, most of whom were not highly educated, expressed deep concern that they could lose their jobs at any time and 65 percent did not view their jobs as promising careers.
They also complained to a lesser extent of pressure in their daily lives from their financial situations, family, marriage and relationships. However, the report pointed out that bad pay and unreasonable workloads are still the biggest problems for most workers.
According to the report, most workers relieved this pressure by shopping, sleeping or playing computer games rather than by exercising. Meanwhile, the number of people using cigarettes and alcohol as stress relievers also increased slightly, the report concluded.
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