Brick kilns enslaving disabled workers

ZHENGZHOU - A number of illegal brick kilns in Central China's Henan province have enslaved and abused mentally disabled workers, local media reported on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the practice of smuggling such workers has developed into a local business.

Public security departments in four involved counties and cities rescued about 30 enslaved workers on Monday and detained some of the kiln bosses and managers, said Cui Songwang, a reporter with the TV channel of City Report in Zhengzhou who exposed the scandal.