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Interviews
- Interview No. 1: Auto worker, Foshan/China, 24 July 2013.
- Interview No. 2: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 10 August 2014.
- Interview No. 3: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 10 August 2014.
- Interview No. 4: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 14 August 2014.
- Interview No. 5: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 15 August 2014.
- Interview No. 6: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 19 August 2014.
- Interview No. 7: Sanitation worker, Guangzhou, 19 August 2014.
- Interview No. 8: Labour NGO officer, Hong Kong SAR, 26 October 2014.
- Interview No. 9: Labour activist and former worker, Hong Kong SAR, 24 October 2014.
- Interview No. 10: Academic, Capital University of Economics and Business, 16 December 2014.
- Interview No. 11: Labour Lawyer, London, 14 September 2014.