996.ICU/README.md

[996.ICU](https://996.icu)
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* [中文版](./README_CN.md)

The name `996.ICU` refers to **"Work by '996', sick in ICU"**, an ironic saying among Chinese developers, which means that by following the "996" work schedule, you are risking yourself getting into the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).

[![Badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/link-996.icu-%23FF4D5B.svg)](https://996.icu/#/en_US)
[![LICENSE](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Anti%20996-blue.svg)](https://github.com/996icu/996.ICU/blob/master/LICENSE)
[![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-996icu-green.svg)](https://join.slack.com/t/996icu/shared_invite/enQtNTg4MjA3MzA1MzgxLWQyYzM5M2IyZmIyMTVjMzU5NTE5MGI5Y2Y2YjgwMmJiMWMxMWMzNGU3NDJmOTdhNmRlYjJlNjk5ZWZhNWIwZGM)


Related press:
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* *RadiiChina:* [GitHub Protest Over Chinese Tech Companies’ “996” Culture Goes Viral](https://radiichina.com/github-protest-chinese-tech-996/)
* *Financial Times:*  [China tech worker protest against long working hours goes viral](https://www.ft.com/content/72754638-55d1-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1)
* *Wired:* [How github is helping overworked chinese programmers](https://www.wired.com/story/how-github-helping-overworked-chinese-programmers/)

See a [full list of press](externals/news_EN.md)



What is 996?
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A "996" work schedule refers to an unofficial work schedule (9 a.m.–9 p.m., 6 days per week) that has been gaining popularity. Serving a company that encourages the "996" work schedule usually means working for at least 60 hours per week.
Visit [996 working hour system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/996_working_hour_system) on wikipedia for more details.


What can I do?
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- Update this [list](blacklist/README.md) with evidence to help every worker.  
- Add this [badge](externals/instruction.md) to your project to support 996.ICU.  
- License your awesome projects with the [Anti 996 License](LICENSE).  
- Add [proposals](proposal/README.md) to give advice about the development of 996.ICU.
- Go home at 6 pm without feeling sorry.


Principles and purposes
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* 996.ICU is an initiative initiated by IT practitioners. We welcome people from other fields and other countries to join the discussion.

* This is not a political movement. We firmly uphold the labor law and request employers to respect the legitimate rights and interests of their employees.

* It is a great progress from closed source to open source, and it will also be a great progress from open source to emphasizing labor rights at the same time. What we want is to create an open source software license that advocates workers' rights.

* We are willing to hear all positive and constructive proposals and advocate mature and responsible speech.


Expanding influence
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Please feel free to [translate 996.ICU's contents](i18n/i18n.md), adjust the format, add some contents or fix grammatical errors. Please note that adding too many translations is getting off the track.


Community powers
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 - [955.WLB](https://github.com/formulahendry/955.WLB) is a repo that maintains a whitelist of 955 work–life balanced companies.
 - [996.LIST](https://github.com/fengT-T/996_list) is a repo of a rank list of 996 companies and 955 companies.
 - [996.law](https://github.com/CPdogson/996.law) This is a manual for workers who want to conduct labor arbitration and litigation on their own.
 - [996.RIP](https://996.rip) Old news never vanished.
 - [996.Leave](https://github.com/623637646/996.Leave) encourage & introduce working overseas.
 - [996.Petition](https://github.com/xokctah/996.petition) initiates petitions by sending open letters to relevant government departments.
 - [996.action](https://github.com/CPdogson/996action) Supporters are encouraged to participate in public supervision.
 - [996.avengers](https://github.com/996-icu-avengers/Natasha) add `996ICU` and `955WLB` tag on recruitment website.

Where are the issues?
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Even with interaction limits on, the issues area was totally out of control.
So I **personally** decided to switch it off, not by GitHub or others.


License
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[Anti-996 License](LICENSE)

 - The purpose of this license is to prevent anti-labour-law companies from using the software or codes under the license, and force those companies to weigh their way of working
 - See a [full list of projects](awesomelist/README.md) under Anti-996 License

 - This draft is adapted from the MIT license. For more detailed explanation, please see [Wiki](https://github.com/kattgu7/996-License-Draft/wiki). This license is designed to be compatible with all major open source licenses.  
 - For law professionals or anyone who is willing to contribute to future version directly, please go to [Anti-996-License-1.0](https://github.com/kattgu7/996-License-Draft). Thank you.