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Reuters
Reuters
Business
Saurabh Sharma

Job-seekers burn train coaches in India after alleged flaws in railway recruitment

A train coach burns following a protest in Gaya, Bihar, India January 26, 2022 in this still image taken from a video. ANI/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS

Thousands of youngsters in India have burned down empty train coaches and blocked rail traffic this week in protest against what they call irregularities in recruitment by the mammoth railways department, one of the world's largest employers.

Student associations have called for more protests this week mainly in the eastern state of Bihar, which has been reporting one of the highest jobless rates in the country. India's unemployment is estimated to have exceeded the global rate in five of the last six years.

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