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Editor s note: The sudden death of a 23-year-old woman after fainting on her way back home from work has sparked a heated public debate, with many criticizing the overwork culture in the rapidly expanding e-commerce sector, especially because some tycoons once supported the 996 schedule (working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week) in 2019. Three experts share their views with China Daily s Yao Yuxin on how to strengthen employees rights in the internet age. Excerpts follow: Qiao Xinsheng, a professor of the law school at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
Labor laws compatible with digital era needed
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Editor s Note: To ensure food security, the recently concluded Central Economic Work Conference vowed to bolster the growth of the seed sector and expedite the construction of seed banks on a priority basis, reflecting the importance the top authorities pay to the protection of seeds. In fact, the CEWC has made seed protection and development one of the eight key tasks for 2021. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily s Yao Yuxin. Excerpts follow:
Promote innovation to increase farm yield
Seeds are fundamental to agriculture and the most crucial elements in the livelihoods of agricultural communities, and therefore strategically important to food security. The CEWC has attached added importance to seeds, especially because China is entering the modern phase of agriculture when higher production efficiency would be required－and seeds could contribute to more than 60 percent of the total farming output.
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