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China's disabled exploited in brick factories
Liu Xiaoping, 30, survived ten months of captivity in brick kilns near Xian, subjected to beatings and burns. His case mirrors a pattern of abuse against mentally disabled workers sold or coerced into labor as recruiters prey on vulnerability. Family efforts and local authorities eventually uncovered his identity amid a broader network of enslaved workers and missing-person cases in Gaoling and surrounding areas.
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Xian
China
Liu Xiaoping
Liu
Gaoling
Liu Xiaowei
Ren Harbin
Beijing
Enable Disability Studies Institute
Zhang Wei
Zhang
Xiaowei
Shanyang
He Zhimin
Mao Xiulian
Xiaoping