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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“996” was never legal, was never pervasive, and the state cracked down on it years ago.

[–] cqst@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“996” was never legal,

Cool. Union-busting is illegal in the US too. Not paying overtime is illegal in the US too. Doesn't make it DoTP.

was never pervasive

Proof?

and the state cracked down on it years ago.

Proof?

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

was never pervasive

Proof?

It was a private tech industry thing, occurring within the relevant special economic zones. The same NATOpedia entry you posted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_system#Companies_involved

and the state cracked down on it years ago.

Proof?

Again, the same NATOpedia entry you posted.