noun
- a protest in which workers prevent employers or managers from leaving a workplace until their demands are met
Usage: chiefly Indian English; also used in other South Asian contexts
Examples
- The factory workers organized a gherao to demand better wages and working conditions.
- During the gherao, management was unable to leave the building until negotiations began.
- The gherao lasted three days before the company agreed to discuss the employees' grievances.
- Labor unions have used gheraos as an effective tool for labor rights advocacy.
- The gherao prevented the director from leaving until a written agreement was signed.