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Police in China's Jiangsu to investigate husband of chained woman amid online outcry
Police in China's Jiangsu to investigate husband of chained woman amid online outcry 2022-02-02

Online comments say the authorities have been enabling rape and illegal detention.

Thailand to open its doors to Lao workers again, but many may prefer to sneak back in
Thailand to open its doors to Lao workers again, but many may prefer to sneak back in 2022-01-27

COVID requirements and high employment fees mean some will enter the country illegally.

Chinese Christian group anxiously awaits asylum decision on South Korean island
Chinese Christian group anxiously awaits asylum decision on South Korean island 2022-01-25

The group could be forcibly repatriated to China, where they are already being targeted by state security police.

French Parliament calls Uyghur persecution a genocide
French Parliament calls Uyghur persecution a genocide 2022-01-20

Lawmakers overwhelmingly pass resolution that also calls on the government to protect Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

North Koreans in China struggle as work disappears
North Koreans in China struggle as work disappears 2022-01-14

Strict coronavirus lockdowns mean fewer jobs, worse meals for immigrant labor force.

‘Container people’ find dream destination and sobering reality in the UK
‘Container people’ find dream destination and sobering reality in the UK 2022-01-01

Crime operations have even used the Essex tragedy to continue to recruit migrants, and bolster their bottom lines.

Debt-trapped Lao ‘chat girls’ forced to sell sex in China-run economic zone
Debt-trapped Lao ‘chat girls’ forced to sell sex in China-run economic zone 2021-12-19

Duped by employers promising stable jobs, the women must repay their debts with their bodies.

Rising worry about risks Vietnam’s ‘container people’ take for a new life in Europe
Rising worry about risks Vietnam’s ‘container people’ take for a new life in Europe 2021-12-18

It is impossible to know how many people have died and been discarded along the way, Tran Hoang Viet says.

North Korea publicly executed at least 27 people since 2011, report says
North Korea publicly executed at least 27 people since 2011, report says 2021-12-15

Watching South Korean videos has become a crime punishable by death under Kim Jong Un.

Vietnamese building Chinese factory in Serbia exploited, workers, rights groups say
Vietnamese building Chinese factory in Serbia exploited, workers, rights groups say 2021-12-13

One laborer describes the conditions as ‘prison-like.’

Businesses, government abet migration, but Vietnam’s ‘container people’ bear the risk
Businesses, government abet migration, but Vietnam’s ‘container people’ bear the risk 2021-12-11

Illegal migration has become out in the open, even as the dangers remain extreme.

Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again
Father of Essex truck victim: I’d send my children from Vietnam again 2021-12-04

Vietnam’s ‘Container People’ put their lives on the line for a chance to remake their fate

‘Cheated, sold and bought’: UN urges Vietnam, Saudis to stop trafficking of workers
‘Cheated, sold and bought’: UN urges Vietnam, Saudis to stop trafficking of workers 2021-11-27

The death of an overworked Vietnamese teen underscores peril of labor exports to the Middle East.

Crime gangs make Vietnam the top destination for smuggled African wildlife-report
Crime gangs make Vietnam the top destination for smuggled African wildlife-report 2021-11-24

The smuggling spawns more organized crime and corruption, while threatening biodiversity, says the EIA

Thais freed from Chinese ring in Cambodia return home
Thais freed from Chinese ring in Cambodia return home 2021-11-24

Lured by promise of high-paying jobs, 103 had worked for an online gambling ring, police say.

China detains at least 400 Myanmar migrants for more than a year
China detains at least 400 Myanmar migrants for more than a year 2021-11-17

About 100 captives are being forced to work without pay in a factory that might be bribing police, sources said.

Husbands of undocumented North Koreans beg China not to deport their wives
Husbands of undocumented North Koreans beg China not to deport their wives 2021-11-15

The UN has asked Beijing not to repatriate more than 1,100 detained North Koreans.

Thai authorities arrest, deport two Cambodian opposition activists
Thai authorities arrest, deport two Cambodian opposition activists 2021-11-10

Prime Minister Hun Sen orders their return, angered by a poem criticizing him.

Trafficked Cambodian workers say casino owner is holding them against their will
Trafficked Cambodian workers say casino owner is holding them against their will 2021-11-05

A relative who filed a complaint about the incident says police have yet to take action.

Numerous endangered species in SE Asia face extinction, studies show
Numerous endangered species in SE Asia face extinction, studies show 2021-11-03

Extinction is not primarily due to climate change, the scientists say, but it does contribute to extinction.

Rohingya refugees killed in pre-dawn attack at Bangladesh camp
Rohingya refugees killed in pre-dawn attack at Bangladesh camp 2021-10-22

Dozens of assailants mounted the attack, the deadliest in Rohingya camps in years.

Cambodia Tells Chinese Casinos Not to Force Staff to Work After One Dies of COVID
Cambodia Tells Chinese Casinos Not to Force Staff to Work After One Dies of COVID 2021-10-01

Sihanoukville officials take aim at Chinese-owned businesses in the beach resort town.

Chinese Official Calls For Upgrade to Nationwide Security Network
Chinese Official Calls For Upgrade to Nationwide Security Network 2021-09-24

Political and legal affairs official Chen Yixin says uncertainty is growing, and social unrest should be prevented by better surveillance.

Cambodian Migrants Facing Lack of Jobs at Home Want to Return to Thailand
Cambodian Migrants Facing Lack of Jobs at Home Want to Return to Thailand 2021-09-22

The laborers have been crossing the border illegally to try to find work.

Myanmar Villagers Destroy Chinese Fence Amid Border Dispute
Myanmar Villagers Destroy Chinese Fence Amid Border Dispute 2021-09-16

Northern Shan state villagers say Chinese authorities encroached on Myanmar territory.

Vietnam Police Catch 15 Migrant Workers Hiding in Refrigerated Truck to Evade COVID-19 Checkpoints
2021-09-13

Social media users in Vietnam drew comparisons with the plight of 39 Vietnamese human trafficking victims who died in a refrigerated truck in England in 2019.

Myanmar Migrant Worker Tells of Raids, Arrests in a Chinese Plant
Myanmar Migrant Worker Tells of Raids, Arrests in a Chinese Plant 2021-09-07

The nearly 100 Myanmar nationals were forced to work without pay at a Shandong seafood processing plant.

Child Trafficking Investigator Raises Alarm Over Shandong Baby-Selling Ring
Child Trafficking Investigator Raises Alarm Over Shandong Baby-Selling Ring 2021-08-26

Volunteer investigator Shangguan says police are doing nothing to follow up on a trafficking ring she exposed nearly a year ago.

Arrests of North Korean Wives of Chinese Men Spook Refugee Community
Arrests of North Korean Wives of Chinese Men Spook Refugee Community 2021-08-20

A woman who fled the North more than 10 years ago was dragged away from  her Chinese husband and their child.

Lack of Interpreter Stalls Uyghur Suspects’ Trial in 2015 Bangkok Bombing
Lack of Interpreter Stalls Uyghur Suspects’ Trial in 2015 Bangkok Bombing 2021-08-18

An interpreter proposed by the Chinese Embassy is expected to arrive next month, lawyer says.

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