[India] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Mid-Day Meal Workers Union members staged a peaceful protest at Civil Hospital complex in Tarn Taran city, Punjab on March 30, 2025, demanding salary increases and life insurance provisions. The low-severity classification suggests minimal immediate disruption.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar labor actions spread to other sectors in Punjab's agricultural economy.

Watch points

• Monitor for expansion of labor protests to other public sector unions in Punjab, particularly those involved in agricultural support services
• Track any escalation in protest intensity or government response that could signal broader labor unrest in the region