Li Hao - a student at Ping Ding Shan Technical and Vocational College in Henan Province, China - suddenly passed away on November 10 after livestreaming nonstop for a period of time.
According to his father, Li Hao joined the company in mid-October for a six-month internship.
"My son has been actively looking for a company to intern at since this summer. In mid-October, he announced that he was accepted into a Zhengzhou company and worked as a game livestreamer, earning a salary of 3,000 yuan (VND 10.3 million) per month," the father shared with The Paper .
A month after Li Hao joined the company, his father was heartbroken when he received news that his son had passed away while at work. At 5 p.m. on November 10, Li Hao showed signs of gasping for breath while sleeping and could not be woken up.
"They quickly called an ambulance and performed CPR under the guidance of a doctor. Sadly, my child could not survive," the father said.
According to records, the male student conducted 89 live-streaming sessions between October 15 and November 10. From November 5 onwards, Li Hao started live-streaming all night long. The night before his death, he worked from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., his fifth consecutive overnight shift.
Following the employee's departure, Li Hao's company denied all responsibility, claiming they only had a cooperation agreement instead of directly hiring the young man.
“We only provide a working location and receive commission from the livestreams,” said Zhang, the company’s legal representative. He asserted that the company was unaware of Li’s late-night livestreams, blaming him for not managing his schedule properly.
However, Li Hao's father said that according to the labor contract, employees must live stream at least 240 hours per month to qualify for the basic salary.
In response, the company continued to refuse to take responsibility and offered compensation of 5,000 yuan (about 17 million VND) to the family, calling it an act of "humanity".
The company's compensation level received a "storm" of criticism from the online community (Photo: ShutterStock).
The heartbreaking incident has sparked outrage among netizens in the country of a billion people.
"Companies like this should go bankrupt soon," one user shared.
“They are very enthusiastic when it comes to profits, but when something happens, the companies will run away and deny responsibility immediately,” another person said.
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