PDD seeks bigger role in employment market

Online discounter to spend $13.9b in 3 yrs for merchants, platform upgrade

Chinese online discounter PDD Holdings has provided a large number of job opportunities for the traditional labor force and expanded the employment space for disadvantaged groups while playing a vital role in rural vitalization and community development, a report said.

Industry experts said internet platforms, as carriers of new employment forms, connect millions of small, medium and micro enterprises with numerous workers, and their development is closely related to employment and people's livelihoods.

According to a report released by the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, at present, the number of merchants on the Pinduoduo platform is about 14.2 million, and the platform has provided direct employment opportunities to approximately 18.6 million people.