China's official Xinhua News Agency is calling for shorter work hours in the tech sector following the sudden death of a young employee at a leading e-commerce firm on December 29
China's official Xinhua News Agency is calling for shorter work hours in the tech sector following the sudden death of a young employee at a leading e-commerce firm on December 29.
The tragedy refocused attention on "the pain of an abnormal culture of overtime," Xinhua said in a brief editorial posted on Tuesday on its Twitter-like Weibo account.
Dreams should be pursued through striving, but workers' legitimate rights and interests should not be sacrificed and employers may be breaking the law in encouraging health-sapping overwork, Xinhua said.
The 22-year-old employee of Pinduoduo died as she was walking home. She apparently suffered stomach pains before collapsing, but internet users have seized on the case as an example of the health impacts of long working days.
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