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Chinese technology workers protest online over work hours
- Monday | 8th April, 2019
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese technology workers are protesting online against gruelling overtime hours at some companies, a rare push back against the work culture in the country’s tech industry. The protest is aimed at the industry’s “996” work culture, which refers to the 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. workday, six days a week. The campaign against 996 work culture went viral on Weibo, drawing thousands of responses on China’s version of Twitter. Katt Gu, law and regulatory consultant at Shanghai-based tech startup Dimension, called the 996 campaign a turning point. “What’s the difference between these 996 companies and the old landlords who oppressed peasants??
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