Home » Corporate social responsibility » Corporate practices » China: gig economy delivery workers forced to take a rest China: gig economy delivery workers forced to take a rest Two Chinese online sales platforms, Ele.me and Meituan, have just adopted draconian measures that alert or forcibly disconnect couriers who work excessively long hours, with the aim of preventing the most serious forms of exhaustion. By Éric Sautedé. Published on 06 January 2025 à 17h44 - Update on 06 January 2025 à 17h44 Resources With some of its delivery drivers working very long hours, e-commerce platform Meituan has launched a “fatigue management” system that it has just extended to several cities, and which works via the messaging application.… Éric Sautedé Gig workers and the regulation of platforms Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels