On July 10, 2002, Nanfang Dushibao in Guangdong ran a commentary, applauding the setting up of an autonomous migrant workers’ organisation in the coastal province of Zhejiang…the article pointed out that Guangdong Province hosts the largest number of migrant workers and yet their rights were widely violated…However, the positive commentary from Nanfang Dushibao met with stern rejection from the Guangdong Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), which obviously took the RMMA as a full-fledged workers' organisation.