Chinese factory worker sets fire to textile plant over 800 yuan in unpaid wages
Chinese factory worker sets fire to textile plant over 800 yuan in unpaid wages
rfa.org Chinese factory worker sets fire to textile plant over 800 yuan in unpaid wages
While police dispute the story, Chinese netizens express sympathy for “800 Brother” over how workers are treated.
A Chinese factory employee set fire to a textile plant in China’s southwestern Sichuan province in his frustration over unpaid wages of just 800 yuan (or US$111), according to videos posted on social media and eyewitness accounts shared with Radio Free Asia.