Demonstrators, wearing protective face masks, attend a demonstration against job cuts and for salary increases during the economic crisis and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Paris, France, September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers at COVID-19 laboratories in France went on strike on Thursday, a trade union said, angry over poor working conditions as the coronavirus testing system buckles under huge demand.
The hard-left CGT union said the strike was disrupting testing in some towns and could drag on if laboratory owners failed to deal with staff shortages and increase pay.
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