Li Guohua, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference: "996" not only violates the labor law, but also deviates from the spirit of struggle

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The so-called "996" working system means that workers arrive at work at 9 o'clock in the morning every day, work until 9 o'clock in the evening, work 6 days a week, and there is no subsidy or overtime pay. This work system represents the overtime culture prevalent in Chinese Internet companies. But it is not only internet people who work overtime, but also many domestic enterprises and units are carrying out the work life of "996".

People's Political Consultative Conference Daily news: Recently, "996" and "007" overtime work, workplace people "overwork" and other issues have caused heated discussion in society.

Why is the widely criticized "996" work system popular? Should policies and laws regulate it? It has become a doubt in the hearts of many people.

"This kind of work system is a system of 'extending legal working hours' that has violated china's labor law, but in fact it is completely prohibited." Li Guohua, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference," said that compared with the extensiveness of the phenomenon of overtime, its widespread institutionalization and serious overtime in some industries are the most criticized and harmful, and should arouse sufficient attention.

"There are multiple factors to the intensification of '996.'" Li Guohua analyzed and pointed out that at present, China's 996 problem is in a state of enterprise out of control, regulatory disorder, and trade union failure. Although "996" is obviously illegal, it is rare to see these enterprises punished, labor inspection does not play its due role, and it is difficult for workers to protect their rights; some enterprises blatantly stipulate in the rules and regulations that the implementation of 996, large and small weekly working hours, trade unions do not dare to talk about and do not want to talk in the face of enterprises, the content of collective contracts is useless, resulting in the failure of links that should have played a role; as high-tech enterprises did not create value through technological innovation, but by squeezing employees to reduce costs and seek benefits, not only depriving employees of rest time, It also deprives the whole society of its time, and it will cause losses to the overall social interests; after the condemnation of "996", capital has heard different voices and distorted normal values.

"'996' not only violates labor laws, but also deviates from the spirit of struggle, and its social harm cannot be underestimated." Li Guohua suggested that we should attach great importance to the supervision of the "996" and the issue of the "996" and the big and small weeks from the perspective of stressing politics, protect the right to life and health of workers, and ensure the reasonable working hours of employees.

Source: People's Political Consultative Conference Daily