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Uttar Pradesh’s prime industrial hub, Noida, reported major worker unrest across key locations on Monday affecting the electronics and auto ancillaries that form a key part of the city’s industrial activities.“>
Uttar Pradesh’s prime industrial hub, Noida, reported major worker unrest across key locations on Monday affecting the electronics and auto ancillaries that form a key part of the city’s industrial activities.
The protest, ongoing since Friday, turned violent when workers blocked traffic, torched cars, and pelted stones at the police, particularly near the Phase-2 industrial belt, home to key manufacturing companies such as the Motherson Group and Dixon Technologies.
It is learnt that the authorities had taken precautionary measures by heavily barricading the area. However, workers’ unrest turned violent with scenes of vandalism reported outside the Motherson’s facility in Phase-2, Noida. According to reports, this led to a lost day of production at the company.
According to an official statement by the Motherson Group, “This is a broader labour issue affecting multiple industries in Noida and some other cities, driven by misinformation being spread about wage revisions. Our operations remain compliant with all applicable laws with no material impact on the company. The safety of our employees remains our top priority. The authorities are working closely with the industry to bring things back to normal as quickly as possible”.
The likely trigger for the protests that initiated with the city’s garment industry has been Haryana’s recent 35 per cent minimum wage increase effective April 1, 2026, with workers in Noida now demanding similar revisions, overtime pay from April 11, two weekly days off, and bonuses by November 30.
According to news reports, factory workers in Noida are demanding higher minimum wages, from the current ₹13,000, as Haryana’s wage hike increased ₹5,000 from ₹14,000 to ₹19,000, demonstrating a hike of 35 per cent.
As per automotive industry experts, while the auto industry highly complies with the labour codes defined by the government, the problem primarily erupted in the garments and hosiery industry, which is understood to not entirely adhere to the labour laws.
“The unrest started from the hosiery industry and spread to the automobile industry. To add to the fire, the wage hike announced by neighbouring Haryana exacerbated the situation with workers amplifying the unrest despite the UP government’s assurances on Sunday,” an industry expert told ETAuto.
To arrest the escalating situation, the Noida Police deployed heavy personnel, used tear gas shells and imposed temporary traffic diversions to control the situation in areas such as Sector 62, Sector 63, Chilla border, Sector 15 and a few more. No arrests have been made, and no FIR has been registered so far, PTI reported.
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