US EditionNoida Workers' Protest Turns Violent: Delhi Police on High Alert, UP Border Sealed After Arson and Stone-Pelting
- Workers in Greater Noida's Phase 2 staged a violent protest demanding salary hikes, with one vehicle reportedly torched and police vehicles damaged during the unrest.
- Following the unrest, District Magistrate Medha Rupam announced strict labor welfare mandates requiring factories to pay double overtime rates and deliver salaries by the 10th of every month.
- Mandatory guidelines now require factories to provide weekly holidays and double wages for Sunday work, while management must form Internal Complaints Committees to prevent sexual harassment.
- To provide immediate assistance, authorities established a 24x7 control room where workers can register complaints by calling 120-2978862, 120-2978702, 120-2978232, or 120-2978231.
- Amid heavy police deployment, Medha Rupam urged workers to continue duties peacefully and ignore rumors while officers work to maintain law and order in the industrial zone.
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Factory workers in India’s industrial hub warn of more protests
Police threw tear gas shells and used "minimum force" on Monday to quell a factory workers' protest in the Indian national capital's suburb of Noida, which turned violent on its fourth day, with vehicles torched and stones pelted in parts of the satellite city.
Noida workers strike: 8 activists jailed, 4 of them released later
Noida: Eight labour activists, including three women, were reportedly taken into custody by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday, April 11. Civil society groups have claimed that the detention was illegal and noted that while four individuals have been released, the other four remain in jail for a 15-day period by a court order. The activists from Mazdoor Bigul organisation were part of the citywide workers’ strike in the Noida Industrial Area o…
Employees of private companies in Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram, and Bhiwadi-Alwar in Rajasthan staged a massive protest demanding salary increases, better food, permission to carry mobile phones, and other amenities. Three days of protests in Noida turned violent on Monday, with road blockades, vandalism, and arson.
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