"The mandate requires platforms to pay at least the local minimum wage, enforces maximum working hours after which the app must stop sending orders, and mandates algorithm transparency when platform policies affect pay or task assignment."
"This comes from the top, and it covers everyone: Meituan, Didi Chuxing, Alibaba's Ele.me, JD.com, SF Express, and ten other major platform and logistics operators summoned by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security."
"The regulations establish several concrete protections that did not previously exist in binding form, ensuring gig workers receive at least the local minimum wage."
China's CPC Central Committee and State Council issued new labor rules for over 200 million gig workers, marking the first formal protections for this workforce. The regulations require platforms to pay at least the local minimum wage and enforce maximum working hours. Additionally, algorithm transparency is mandated, allowing for collective bargaining with unions. A compliance deadline of 2027 is set for standardizing labor practices. These measures aim to support consumption-driven growth by ensuring gig workers can earn enough to participate as consumers in the economy.
Read at TNW | China
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