At the 2026 JD.com "Sending New Year Goods to My Hometown" event in Suqian's Guangming Village, veteran courier Li Jibo and his daughter Li Qing recently distributed parcels to fellow villagers. After delivering the last New Year package in Guangming Village, he will retire from his 17-year courier role. In 2009, Li moved from his hometown to work in Shanghai. Learning that JD.com was recruiting couriers in Kunshan, he applied immediately. "First, as someone from Suqian, working at JD.com felt familiar. Second, they offered formal labor contracts and social security contributions. Third, I'm not someone who settles for the status quo, and being a courier was still novel at the time." Through diligence, he was promoted from frontline courier to station manager in just three months. "Even as manager, I was always the first to arrive and last to leave, working on the frontlines daily." In 2014, to care for his ill father, Li transferred internally back to Suqian. Now earning nearly 10,000 yuan monthly with 17 consecutive years of social security contributions, he feels secure about post-retirement life. He takes special pride that all three of his children have worked for JD.com: his youngest son as a sorter, second daughter as a customer service agent in Suqian, and eldest daughter Li Qing, who remains a warehouse manager at JD.com's Suqian Orchard Station after over 15 years. "JD.com provided employment for all four of us—it's my second home," Li reflected. Standing beside her father, Li Qing smiled: "Dad recommended me for the job back then. From a country girl to building a family and career, I grew up at JD.com." She affirmed: "I'll keep working hard and aim to retire from JD.com too!" Since its founding, JD Logistics has directly signed formal labor contracts with all frontline staff, providing full social security benefits, and maintains three 100% industry exclusives: 100% contract coverage, 100% social security enrollment, and 100% formal employee benefits for frontline workers like couriers and sorters. Veterans like Li are common at JD.com, where thousands of frontline staff have retired honorably. After his final delivery, Li grinned: "If the company needs me, I'll return for future New Year deliveries!" The place holds not only his footprints of dedication but also the next generation he confidently passes the baton to.
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