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Bookmark or Share- 996 working hour system - WikipediaThe 996 working hour system (Chinese: 996工作制) is a work schedule practiced illegally by some companies in China. It derives its name from its requirement that employees work from 9 :00 am to 9 :00 pm, 6 days per week; i.e. 72 hours per week, 12 hours per day.
- '996' — China's 12-Hour, 6-Day Work Schedule — Is Ruled ...Workers in China have earned a victory over employers' onerous work schedules, as the Supreme People's Court says a common schedule that requires people to work 12 hours a day for six days a week...
- 12-Hour Days, Six Days a Week - The New York TimesTo understand work culture in China, start with a number: 996. It’s shorthand for the grueling schedule that has become the norm at many Chinese firms: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week. The...
- Insight: Younger Chinese are spurning factory jobs that power ...China's Ministry of Education forecasts a shortage of nearly 30 million manufacturing workers by 2025, larger than Australia's population. On paper, labour is in no short supply: roughly 18% of...
- Protests are soaring, as China’s workers demand their wagesIn recent weeks millions of China’s migrant workers, who spend most of the year toiling in cities, have been travelling back to their villages to celebrate with their families.
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