Eleme's plan to relax meal delivery time sparks debate

Two leading online food delivery service platforms announced on Wednesday measures to give workers more time to deliver meals.

Eleme, one of such platforms, announced on Wednesday it will release a new feature that will allow diners to give delivery workers more time to deliver meals.

The announcement came after an investigative story published by China's People magazine on Tuesday that sparked intense debate on Chinese social media. The story revealed how delivery work has become a highly dangerous career driven by tight delivery times assigned by the algorithms of these tech platforms.