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30 reported suicides in 2008–2009 in a company employing 100,000 people. This is a suicide rate equivalent to France's average national suicide rate.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13204168




You may want to read about the concept of "suicide clusters" which seem to the relevant to the deaths at Orange.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...


Irrelevant if you're not adjusting properly for demographic factors.

And even if the company suicide rate were no higher than average, thats simply an indication that immiserating employment conditions are widespread and commonplace.

Anybody who has ever worked a terrible job can tell you all about how it might make you feel suicidal.


32 reported suicides in 32,000 people whose jobs were affected.




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