New Delhi, April 18 -- CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a uniform minimum wage of at least Rs 26,000 per month across Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) for factory and gig workers.

He said that the workers' resentment has been fuelled by "extremely harsh working conditions, abysmal wages, and workplace accidents". He also called for honest dialogue to address the demands of workers who have been protesting in industrial hubs located in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi NCR and many other places.

"As an immediate measure, given the current inflation, a uniform minimum wage of at least Rs 26,000 per month across the entire Delhi NCR is the need of the hour....