CHINA’S GIG ECONOMY ON AN UPWARD SPIRAL AMIDST DEPLORABLE WORKING CONDITIONS

• As a scooter driver in a blue uniform, Liu shuttled for Ele.me, an online food delivery service helmed by the Alibaba Group, a reputed multibillion-dollar behemoth that dominates China's e-commerce.
• On January 11, Liu let himself in at Ele.me's distribution center in Taizhou, poured gasoline over himself and set himself ablaze.

Watchers recorded the scene on video, their footage annotating the Ele.m....