00:01Protests turned violent in India's industrial hub of Noida on Monday.
00:06Vehicles were torched and stones were thrown as factory workers took to the streets for a fourth day.
00:12Noida is among the largest planned industrial townships of Asia and houses thousands of industrial units.
00:19Living costs around the world have risen as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran disrupted fuel supplies.
00:26Our salary should be increased to 20,000 rupees.
00:29We should at least get this much. Only then can we sustain ourselves.
00:33Otherwise, the protest will continue.
00:36Similar protests in the auto-making state of Haryana last week led to the government ordering a 35% hike
00:43in minimum wages.
00:45On Monday, police said that, quote, minimum force was being used to maintain law and order,
00:51while one lawmaker for Uttar Pradesh state, where Noida is located,
00:56called on protesters to discuss their demands with the government.
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