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Noida Protests: Why the Indian worker is reaching a breaking point
April 20, 2026 1:06 am
If we continue to view the Noida protests as a 'law and order' problem rather than a cry for human dignity, we are deluding ourselves. It is time to provide India’s working class with fair wages, decent working conditions and the right to organise
Yogi government heard 22 workers for 2 hours before signing off on wage hike
April 15, 2026 5:41 pm
Noida worker protest update: This comes against the backdrop of violent protests by workers demanding better wages that rocked several pockets of Noida on Monday.
After massive worker protests in Noida, UP govt hikes minimum wage rates
April 14, 2026 12:27 pm
The revised interim rates, effective from April 1, 2026, vary across skill levels and regions.
Surat: Diamond polishers go on strike after firm owner slash wages
April 11, 2025 9:52 am
They take up issue with diamond workers' union; meeting with firm owner today
Pune: Women gig workers lead nationwide strike on Diwali; demand fair wages, social security
October 29, 2024 5:52 pm
Nisha Pawar, Maharashtra in-charge of GIPSWU, who has worked as a beautician with Urban Company for the past eight years, emphasised the need for fair wages and recognition as employees.
Central government increases minimum wage for workers; applicable from October 1
September 28, 2024 11:17 am
The new wage rates will take effect from October 1, and the last revision was done in April 2024.
Delhi govt hikes minimum wage, dearness allowance for skilled & unskilled workers
September 26, 2024 4:03 am
The minimum wage for unskilled workers has been increased from Rs 16,506 per month to Rs 18,066.
Mevani seeks minimum wages for staff collecting garbage in Rajkot
June 28, 2024 1:40 am
Gujarat Congress working president Jignesh Mevani and local leaders submitted a memorandum to the office of the Rajkot collector, saying tipper van drivers and persons riding such vans are not being paid minimum wages as per law.
Gujarat industry body opposes hike in minimum wages, writes to CM: ‘Will affect profitability, lead to layoffs’
April 21, 2023 3:36 am
On March 27, the state government notified the hike in minimum wages in Gujarat by almost 25 per cent. GCCI, in a letter to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, stated that the hike in minimum wages is “adversely affecting the profitability and growth” of small industries and traders.
Jean Drèze writes: Wages are the worry, not just unemployment
April 13, 2023 9:09 am
Jean Dreze writes: There has been no significant growth of real wages at the all-India level or in the last eight years. It calls for a reorientation of economic policies, with more focus on the drivers of wage growth
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