Mainland police arrest 160 in slave labour probe

2007-06-17 HKT 17:26

Police in northern China say they have now arrested more than 160 people accused of involvement in slave labour in illegal mines and brick factories. Among them was the foreman of a brickworks in the northern province of Shanxi. President Hu Jintao has ordered an investigation, amid widespread outrage in the media.

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