BERLIN: Some 2,500 Amazon workers in Germany started a three-day strike Thursday (Friday in Manila) timed to disrupt the online retailer’s “Black Friday” sales bonanza.

The strike, called by the powerful Verdi union, is set to last until Saturday and marks the latest escalation in a years-long battle with Amazon for better pay and working conditions.

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