India, April 15 -- At least 600 workers of a manufacturing plant in Faridabad's Sector 37 continued their protests on Tuesday, seeking wage hikes, reportedly over false information that Uttar Pradesh had announced higher wages for workers, officers aware of the matter said. The protests started around 7am, with workers blocking the Agra-Delhi highway between 7.15am and 7.30am, and disrupting traffic for a short while.

The police detained 23 persons and dispersed the crowd by noon, officers said.

Ajay Pal, deputy labour commissioner, Faridabad, said he held a meeting with a delegation of the protesting workers at the spot to resolve the confusion.

"We showed them the gazette notification of the Haryana and UP government after which they...