Chinese authorities have instructed major platform and logistics companies to strengthen labor management and safeguard workers’ rights.
China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, together with six other government agencies, recently summoned 16 leading platform and logistics firms — including Meituan, Alibaba units Taobao Shangou and Freshippo, Didi Chuxing, CaoCao, and YTO Express — to ensure the welfare of the tens of millions of gig workers supporting the country’s economy.
The ministry’s “employment administrative guidance” urged companies to fully meet their responsibilities as employers, improve labor management practices, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment.
Several companies announced holiday measures, including SF Express allocating funds to boost driver income, Meituan preparing gifts for selected riders, and Didi offering 1.1 billion yuan in driver subsidies.
The Chinese government emphasizes protecting gig workers, whose numbers exceed 200 million nationwide, as part of broader social stability efforts and expanding employment in China, particularly during the busy Lunar New Year period.
