Indian police used tear gas to disperse factory workers in Noida (one of Asia's largest planned industrial townships, located on the outskirts of New Delhi) after a four-day protest turned violent, with vehicles torched and stones thrown at security forces. Workers are demanding higher wages, fixed working hours, and proper overtime pay amid rising living costs linked to disrupted global fuel supplies. The unrest follows similar protests in the neighbouring state of Haryana, where the government last week agreed to raise the minimum wage by 35 percent.