Forty-two people have been killed since the outbreak of violent clashes between native South Africans and Zimbabwean refugees in Johannesburg. A Zimbabwean immigrant tries to explain this sudden attack on his community. Read more...

Burmese stowaways step out of a police van in Thailand. Photo from the Human Rights and Development Foundation. Date unknown.

Fifty-four Burmese people have been found suffocated to death in a freezer truck on its way to the Thai tourist resort of Phuket on the other side of the border. The incident has shocked the world, but it's hardly an isolated case according to our Burmese Observer. Read more...

These desperate migrant workers from south east China, who often leave their wives behind to find work, are reduced to paying women ten cents to see their private parts. Read more...

Material compiled by Zhang, our editor for the Chinese region

Today there are an estimated 200 million migrant workers in China (120 million according to official figures), the majority of whom are peasants from the south who settle in the eastern cities to work in construction, restoration, and mining. They work 11 hours a day, sometimes more, under difficult conditions and for an average wage of 60 euros a month. They do not benefit from any social protection or medical care. And they have no rights to challenge their employer.