The death of a young employee working for Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo has sparked criticism against the firm, and renewed debate about the long working hours common at Chinese tech companies, including ByteDance and Alibaba. Pinduoduo confirmed that a female employee died on her way home with colleagues at 1:30 am on December 29th, 2020. This employee was 22 years old, and she joined the...
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