Work for migrant women bears fruit

Lei Haizhen says her fate changed in 2009 when she met social workers doing voluntary work for migrant women in Shanghai.

Onlookers could be forgiven for not believing how bitter life once was for the 30-year-old, who comes from a rural area in Zhejiang province, and is now a manager for an environmental services company and happily married. Not long ago she was unemployed and lived alone.

"I feel a connection with the city now," Lei said.