Tear gas used on workers protesting for higher wages amid rising living costs

Factory workers in Noida have protested for four days, with demonstrations turning violent as police deployed tear gas to restore order. Lawmaker Narendra Kashyap urged the workers to engage in dialogue with the government about their demands, which include fixed duty hours and proper overtime compensation. Rising living costs, exacerbated by the US-Israel conflict impacting fuel supplies, have fueled similar protests in nearby Haryana, where a minimum wage increase was recently mandated.

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