Read more Henan Province stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3116/henan-province.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 15:21:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3164/child-slavery-scandal-blows-up-in-china.htmlCaroline Zimmerman<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=7900&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034629' border='0' />A child labor scandal is rocking rural China as information surfaces on kidnapped children forced to work as slaves in the country's brick factories. In crackdowns this week, nearly 50,000 police in two Chinese provinces have rescued 550 people, including dozens of the thousands of children believed to be...A girl works at a brick kiln at Liuwu Village in Yuncheng in China's Shanxi province Friday, June 15 2007. The girl is a paid worker, and not among slave workers who have been rescued in recent days. Authorities have freed another 80 slave laborers who were starved, beaten and forced to work 14 hours or more per day at brick kilns and small mines in central China, state media said Saturday. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)http://www.newser.com/story/3164/child-slavery-scandal-blows-up-in-china.htmlSat, 16 Jun 2007 11:39:09 CDT