This Chinese company has a humiliating punishment for employees who fail to meet their targets. https://t.co/cVod5xyXvI — SCMP News (@SCMPNews) 1547638500000

NEW DELHI: A Chinese company was forced to down its shutters temporarily after a video of its employees being subjected to humiliating punishment for failing to meet their target went viral online, reported South China Morning PostIn the video, the employees can be seen crawling on their knees in the middle of a road behind a man carrying the company's flag.The employees were "punished", the report said, for failing to meet their year-end targets.The humiliating experience of the employees came to an end when the police intervened and stalled the 'shame march'.The local authorities even made the company shut down temporarily.This is not the first instance where employees working in China have been subjected to such demeaning treatment.Earlier, a video showing a woman repeatedly slapping a group of workers for their poor performance had sparked outrage and raised questions over the work practices in the country.The latest incident, like the previous one, invited severe criticism and sparked anger online.