Trade union leaders from several organizations, including the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), held a press conference at the UP Press Club to condemn the Uttar Pradesh government's actions against laborers. They demanded the immediate release of workers arrested during a protest in Noida, along with the withdrawal of fabricated legal cases filed against them. The unions also called for the reinstatement of workers dismissed by various companies and urged the government to respect the democratic rights of the public and the working class. CITU general secretary Prem Nath Rai highlighted that the minimum wage, revised in 2014, has not been updated since 2019, exacerbating the difficulties faced by workers amid rising inflation. The union leaders emphasized the need for the government to establish a Minimum Wage Advisory Board to address wage revisions, which they claim have been ignored. They also accused the government of targeting farmers, social activists, and journalists supporting the labor movement.