In China, a 23-year-old e-commerce worker has died due to overtime. The company where she was employed confirmed the death of the girl, but did not give any official reasons. The Daily Mail writes about it.
A Chinese woman who worked for the discount app Pin Duo Duo fainted and passed away at 1:30 am on her way home from work. “I hope there won’t be overtime in heaven,” read one of her most recent social media posts.
There is no data on how long her last shift lasted. However, the tabloid, citing the Shanghai Financial News, claims that employees of the company often sit in the office from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week, while officially shifts end at 8 p.m.
The publication notes that the field of e-commerce in China is tacitly called “the system of 996 working hours.” This means that bosses expect their subordinates to be in the workplace for 12 hours, six days a week.
In 2019, the founder and head of the Chinese Internet holding Alibaba Group , the richest man China Jack Ma spoke out in favor of overtime and” 996 “schedule. “Working at this pace is a huge blessing,” he said, adding that not everyone has the opportunity to work that much.