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VIDEO: Workers forced to crawl in streets for not meeting targets

Chinese companies are notorious for coming up with unusually cruel punishments for under-performing employees.

A company in Shandong province, China, has come under fire for forcing six of its employees to crawl through the streets on their hands and feet as punishment for not meeting sales targets.

The humiliating procession reportedly took place in the city of Zaozhuang on January 14 and was recorded by shocked passers-by.

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