"Armless Chinese worker seeks basic human rights" (by S.G. KIM)

Shanxi Province, China - Liu Fung bites his disabled ID card with a photo of himself before the coal mine accident that resulted in the amputation of both of his arms. His disability is ranked at the highest level.

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Shanxi Province, China - Liu Fung bites his disabled ID card with a photo of himself before the coal mine accident that resulted in the amputation of both of his arms. His disability is ranked at the highest level.
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Liu Fung uses his shoulder to relieve an itch on his face.

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Liu Fung uses his shoulder to relieve an itch on his face.
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Peng Yali helps her son brush his teeth. Liu Fung needs assistance to do event the most simple hygiene and daily activities. He has no one but his mother to help him.

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Peng Yali helps her son brush his teeth. Liu Fung needs assistance to do event the most simple hygiene and daily activities. He has no one but his mother to help him.
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Liu Fung exercises as his mother watches. The two came to the capitol city to await a ruling from the Shanxi Provincial Supreme Court. He has received no compensation from the coal mining company that happened ten years ago, but he hopes the court will hear his case and give him a financial settlement.

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Liu Fung exercises as his mother watches. The two came to the capitol city to await a ruling from the Shanxi Provincial Supreme Court. He has received no compensation from the coal mining company that happened ten years ago, but he hopes the court will hear his case and give him a financial settlement.
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Just as she did when he was a child, Liu Fung's mother feeds him before she feeds herself.

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Just as she did when he was a child, Liu Fung's mother feeds him before she feeds herself.
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The two walk past the Shanxi Provincial Supreme Court, hoping the judge will give more than the $20,000 (USD) for his two arms, and that they will pay his salary of $115 (USD) per month for 20 years, and agree to fit him with artificial arms.

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The two walk past the Shanxi Provincial Supreme Court, hoping the judge will give more than the $20,000 (USD) for his two arms, and that they will pay his salary of $115 (USD) per month for 20 years, and agree to fit him with artificial arms.
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Mother Feng Yali massages the armless right shoulder of Liu Fung.

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Mother Feng Yali massages the armless right shoulder of Liu Fung.
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Feng Yali weeps for her son and his disability and for the harder life caused by his accident. Lui Fung is his mother's oldest child and worked in the coal mine to help support the family. Now that he is disabled life is harder for everyone and the future is uncertain.

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Feng Yali weeps for her son and his disability and for the harder life caused by his accident. Lui Fung is his mother's oldest child and worked in the coal mine to help support the family. Now that he is disabled life is harder for everyone and the future is uncertain.
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