India, May 1 -- A Chinese company has invited criticism online after live-streaming footage of its staff working over the weekend, but employees say they're comfortable with the practice.

According to South China Morning Post, the snack wholesaler Miaohuo Net, based in China's Zhengzhou, has been regularly broadcasting its office via an account on a popular short-form video platform. In one such live stream, around 15 employees were shown working through the weekend.

According to the company's owner, surnamed Xing, the streams are meant to show that the company has a genuine in-house team, not one that outsources tasks.

"Some companies claim to have a team but actually outsource their work; we want to assure people that we are a legiti...