Factory workers in Noida (an industrial city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh) staged a major protest on April 13, demanding higher wages and better working conditions, with unrest turning violent as demonstrators set police motorcycles ablaze and paralysed parts of the city's industrial zones. The demonstrations spread on April 14 to domestic workers in residential high-rises, prompting a heavy security response from authorities. The Uttar Pradesh government subsequently announced a 20–21% increase in the state minimum wage, retroactive from April 1, while the episode has handed opposition parties a political issue ahead of upcoming elections.