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Migrant Women

Migrant women as they wait for a job-opportunity in Hangzhou (杭州), capital of Zhejiang Province
Shanghai Daily, Sept. 16, 2009



Hangzhou, like many other major cities in China, is overflowing with migrant workers, with the exact number of migrants somewhere close to three million. Hangzhou is a magnet for many migrant women who are exploited as domestic workers (ayi 阿姨) or as masseuses in massage parlors that often have other implications behind the role.

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