India, April 13 -- A protest by factory workers in Noida turned violent on Monday, as workers protesting low wages set fire to vehicles and resorted to stone-pelting after one of the female employees was struck by lathi during police action. The workers from Hosiery Complex in Phase 2 of Uttar Pradesh's Noida have been demanding increased wages, claiming that their salaries have not kept pace with inflation.

(Also read: Factory workers protest over wage hike in Noida's Phase-2, sector 60; set govt vehicles on fire)

Several women workers spoke to the news channel Hindi Khabar and said that their protest is for better wages.

"We should be earning Rs.20,000 for 8 hours of work. Instead, some company gives an increment of Rs.280, or some o...