Thousands of students and youth, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), protested in New Delhi against alleged corruption in national exams and widespread joblessness. Police used batons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators at Jantar Mantar, demanding accountability and the resignation of the Education Minister.
Two letters discuss the failings of the UK education system in preparing young people for employment and the challenges of youth unemployment, contrasting current difficulties with easier job prospects in the past.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation research suggests tackling joblessness root causes, not cutting benefits, is the best way to reduce the welfare bill. Polling shows voters support this longer-term approach.
A satirical online party, Cockroach Janta (CJP), uses the insect as a symbol of endurance for frustrated Indian youth. Gaining millions of followers rapidly, it mocks corruption and joblessness, sparked by a chief justice's remarks comparing unemployed youth to cockroaches.
A satirical online party, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), has rapidly gained over 15 million followers on Instagram in India by using absurdist humor and a cockroach symbol to voice youth frustration over corruption and joblessness.
A 26-year-old Indian youth Chandu Iraganaboyina from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, died by suicide in his Chicago apartment on Thursday, apparently over joblessness and financial stress. The DePaul University graduate, who completed his master's degree in March last year, had been unemployed after his tech contract ended. Friends described him as introverted. TANA volunteers and NRI TDP are coordinating with authorities to repatriate his body to India.
A coalition of 14 social mobility organisations is urging the UK government to introduce a 'student premium' worth £430m per year to support disadvantaged 16-19-year-olds, warning of a funding 'cliff edge' after GCSEs. The campaign, backed by the Association of School and College Leaders and the Sixth Form Colleges Association, aims to prevent vulnerable students from becoming Neet (not in education, employment or training), with numbers rising to 957,000 in the final quarter of last year.
