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March 31, 2025Hundreds of diamond workers took out a rally in Surat in protest
On Sunday, hundreds of diamond workers took out a rally in Gujarat’s Surat, with some of them going on an indefinite strike to press for a relief package and pay hike amid a slowdown in the sector, which has led to a 50 per cent salary cut.
Diamond cutters and polishers held a peaceful march from Katargam to Kapodara Hira Baug locality, a distance of around 5 km.
The protestors have demanded the creation of a welfare board, a raise in salary, and assistance to families of workers who committed suicide due to financial distress and called for an indefinite strike until their demands were met.
Surat is among the premier centres of the diamond sector, with about 90 per cent of the world’s rough diamonds being cut and polished here by around 10 lakh workers employed in more than 2,500 units.
