A 22-year-old female worker of Pinduoduo, a large mainland Chinese e-commerce company currently listed on the Nasdaq, who died suddenly after finishing work late at night, has drawn nationwide attention to the company’s workplace policies, and criticism of its online response.
News of the employee’s sudden death circulated online since her death on Dec. 29. Pinduoduo issued a statement confirming the matter almost one week later on Jan. 4.
