Man Sets Self on Fire in China’s Tiananmen – Reuters

From Reuters via the New York Times:

A Chinese man set himself on fire in Beijing’s central Tiananmen Square on Thursday to protest not being paid, Xinhua news agency said.

The man was being treated in hospital.

Tiananmen Square, the symbolic political heart of China and the site of the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy protesters, is a magnet for protest and security there is tight. [Full Text]

See also a list of jailed Chinese labor activists; China Labor Bulletin’s “High cost of wage recovery“; CDT’s past coverage on unpaid wages; WorldPress’ “Chinese New Year Brings Labor Issues to the Fore”