Noida Workers' Wage Protest Turns Violent As Police Clash, Road Blocked

Thousands of factory workers in Noida Phase 2 demanding a salary hike clashed with police on Monday, torching vehicles and blocking the Chilla Border link road as authorities used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

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Workers' protest over wage hike: Noida
Police personnel inspect the wreckage of a vehicle during a protest by factory workers demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. | Photo: PTI
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Noida: Workers protest over wage hike
Wreckage of vehicles is seen after they were burnt during a protest by factory workers demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. | Photo; PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Wreckage of a car is seen after it was burnt during a protest by factory workers demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Factory workers during a protest demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. | Photo; PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Factory workers during a protest demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. | Photo: PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Vehicles are stuck in a traffic jam as factory workers stage a protest demanding a hike in wages, in Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The protest carried incidents of arson, vandalism and stone-pelting reported from Phase-2 and Sector 60 areas, police said. | Photo; PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
People stage a protest demanding a salary hike at Phase 2 Hosiery Complex, in Noida. | Photo: PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Garment company workers at the Hosiery Complex block the road as they stage a protest demanding a hike in their salary and other various issues, at Noida, in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
People stage a protest demanding a salary hike at Phase 2 Hosiery Complex, in Noida. | Photo; PTI
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Workers protest over wage hike: Noida
Employees of hosiery units block a road during a protest demanding a salary hike at Phase 2 Hosiery Complex, in Noida. | Photo: PTI
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