Thane: Over 30,000 tribals in the district have threatened to go on a protest if their payment of wages to the tunes of Rs 13.48 crore of last three months for the works done under Employment Guarantee Scheme (ESG) is not paid.

The workers, under banner of Shramajivi Sanghatana, will stage protest within next two days if the payment of wages if not made, the NGO's founder Vivek Pandit said on Friday.