Luis Miguel Aldana, an unemployed Colombian with a knack for iron work has sewn his mouth shut and locked himself behind an iron mask to bring attention to his family’s economic plight. He hopes his hunger strike will also underscore Colombia’s unemployment problems. Aldana began his protest after being evicted from his apartment for not being able to pay the rent. He told the AP:

I’m doing this to get attention because people have a heart of iron and also a face of iron — they don’t listen to anybody and think this is a joke

Apparently he wants a loan from the government to “jump-start a cottage textile business.” Perhaps Nina Garcia can lend a brother a hand. Cuz, you know, metallurgy is so hot right now.

Unemployed Colombian dons iron mask [Boston Globe]
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