Waiting for their salaries amid heavy police deployment across Noida on Thursday, workers at a Motherson Group facility, which was at the centre of the labour unrest in mid-April, appeared unsure about the promised hike.
Following the unrest over wage demands, with protests turning violent on April 13, the Uttar Pradesh government had announced a hike in minimum wages for unskilled workers by as much as 21%, effective from April 1. Those in municipalities will receive a 15% raise while workers in other areas will see a 9% increase.
On Thursday, when companies such as Motherson were expected to disburse salaries, workers said they neither received their payslips nor saw the revised wages credited to their accounts till evening.
They said delay in salary payments by over a week was a common practice, with most companies, including Motherson, beginning disbursals only after the 7th of every month. Following the protests, the State had mandated that salaries must be paid by the 10th of every month, along with overtime wages calculated on an hourly basis at double rates.
The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
