'Forever migrant worker' devoted to rights protection

Ex-farmer Hu Xiaoyan vows to do her best to speak up for trade union members

In a career that has taken her from ordinary worker to lawmaker and now deputy head of a trade union, ex-farmer Hu Xiaoyan has seen migrant workers gain a stronger voice in Chinese society.

There were 45 migrant worker deputies elected to the National People's Congress last year, compared with just three - one of them Hu - in 2008.