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Interviews
- Int0r. (2014, July 4). ‘Chinese Labour Relations Scholar’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz.
- Int14w. (2014, July 9). ‘Bathroom Fitting Worker’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int15w. (2014, July 9). ‘Bottling Company Worker’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int25r. (2014, July 21). ‘Industrial Association Hong Kong’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int56r. (2014, August 13). ‘Labour Lawyer’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz, Brandon Sommer and Hui Xu.
- Int58r. (2014, August 18). ‘Union Official Guangdong’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz, Brandon Sommer and Hui Xu.
- Int60w. (2014, August 20). ‘Café Worker in Gaobu’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int61o. (2014, August 20). ‘Yue Yuen Manager’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int64r. (2014, August 20). ‘Yue Yuen Line Supervisor’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Brandon Sommer.
- Int66w. (2014, August 27). ‘Yue Yuen Worker’. Interviewed by Brandon Sommer.
- Int67r. (2014, September 5). ‘Labour NGO Activist’. Interviewed by Stefan Schmalz and Hui Xu.