Couriers find relief at SF Express outlets

As the temperature outdoors rises above 35 C at midday on the first of the dog days of summer, several couriers enjoyed watermelon and plum juice at an SF Express facility in Beijing.

At this station, a computer, a bookshelf and a dormitory are available to give the couriers a good rest.

"These services may seem simple, but by the standards of the express delivery industry, they are quite a luxury," said Li Yuezhen, of the Trade Union of National Defense and Post and Telecommunications, one of 10 major industry trade unions in China.