Gurugram, April 13 -- Several thousand factory workers in industrial hubs of Faridabad and Palwal districts staged protests on Monday to demand that their employers start paying the enhanced minimum wages notified by the state government last week.

Officials said about 3,500 workers from factories that manufacture harness and wiring for automobiles in Faridabad's Sector-37, and about 4,000 workers of vehicle spare parts manufacturing units at Prithla, Palwal hit the streets on Monday.

Officials said workers in Palwal's Prithla area also blocked the Agra-Delhi highway for at least two hours, which was later cleared by the police.

A representative of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said the workers held protests since factory ma...