I came across an interesting publication, recently published (Dec 2011) in the UK by Wai Yin Chinese Women’s Society and the Research Institute for Health Social Change: “Chinese Migrants: Their experiences in their own words”.

This short and illustrative publication asks what is life like for Chinese migrants who come to the UK by exploring:

• what draws people from China to the UK,
• how they come,
• their experiences when they get here, 
• how they build a new life…

 The short publication is available as a pdf file/e-book.  

The publication is part of a Joseph Rowntree Foundation research project on “Experiences of Forced Labour among Chinese migrant workers” in the UK. Based on interviews with 32 Chinese migrant workers, mostly working in Chinese catering and hospitality business, the report 

• outlines patterns of migration for work from China to the UK, 
• explores the complex relationship between migration, work and family,
• reveals the range of exploitation 
• considers what makes low-skilled migrant workers from China vulnerable to forced labour…