OF THE MORE THAN 1 MILLION EXPRESS DELIVERY WORKERS NATIONWIDE, 90 percent work without a formal contract with their employers; some of them only sleep four hours a day. The bad working conditions and low pay of express delivery workers have aroused nationwide attention. And if their situation does not improve, that might hurt the nation's burgeoning e-commerce industry. National Business Daily comments:

The domestic express delivery industry is prospering. Statistics show that the number of express deliveries reached 30 billion last year. The number is expected to reach 70 billion this year, which will generate an estimated 800 billion yuan in revenue.

It will be the tireless toiling of more than 1 million delivery workers that will ensure those deliveries are made; yet their payment is rather low and their labor rights not well protected.