China-UK people trafficking often driven by debt, experts say

People attend a vigil outside the Home Office in Westminster for the 39 Chinese people found dead inside a lorry. Photograph: Hollie Adams/PAChinese migrants hoping to reach the UK can typically pay smugglers anything up to £14,000 and may then find themselves in debt bondage, according to experts who work with them.On Thursday, police confirmed the 39 people found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex were Chinese nationals. While the full circumstances around their journey and death are not y