'Dabai' mass COVID-19 test workers strike over unpaid wages in China's Shenyang —


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Workers at test centers in northeastern China have been striking over unpaid wages in a nationwide COVID-19 testing industry that has expanded beyond far beyond its sources of funding. Unverified photos circulating on social media showed test centers in the northeastern city of Shenyang with notices in the windows reading "On strike; suspending [operations] due to unpaid wages," or "On strike, service suspended," with testing equipment visible in the background. Social media posts from "dabai" white-suited COVID-19 enforcement and testing staff said they were later ordered to delete the photos. A journalist familiar with the mass COVID-19 testing industry in...