title: Partnership working as liberation psychology: Forced labor among UK Chinese migrant workers.
abstract: In this article we seek to reflect critically on some recent research we have carried out, in collaboration with a Chinese welfare NGO, on the experience of forced labor among Chinese migrant workers in the UK. We will (a) locate briefly the wider political context of migrant work (both regular and irregular) in the UK; (b) explore how and why the actual research methods and process of the research deviated in practice from those that were planned; and
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology, Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lawthom
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology, Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kagan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology, Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.affiliation: b Wai Yin Chinese Women Society , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.affiliation: b Wai Yin Chinese Women Society , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.affiliation: b Wai Yin Chinese Women Society , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sham
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology, Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baines
authors.affiliation: b Wai Yin Chinese Women Society , Manchester , UK.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greenwood
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009938:Organizations; D011057:Politics; D012924:Social Conditions; D011049:Social Control Policies; D012944:Social Support; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Chinese; forced labor; liberation psychology; migrant workers