Rising Labour Protests in India:
Factory workers in industrial hubs like Noida and Manesar have launched violent protests over stagnant wages and poor working conditions.Labour protests in India represent a growing friction between the industrial workforce and the state/employer apparatus. Currently, thousands of factory workers are agitating against the decoupling of wages from the rising cost of living, while also demanding clarity on the newly notified but yet-to-be-implemented Labour Codes.The all-India inflation rate for industrial workers (CPI-IW) rose by 24.8% between 2021 and 2026, while wage hikes in states like Haryana only averaged 15% in the same period.Before recent revisions, the monthly wage for unskilled workers in Haryana was ₹11,274.60, significantly lower than the Central Sphere rate of ₹20,358, causing widespread resentment.
