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Passengers walk on a platform next to a train during a railway union strike in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 10, 2024
A RAILWAY union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka today as workers demanded that vacancies be filled and other administrative issues be resolved.
Hundreds of scheduled train journeys were cancelled due to the strike by the Station Masters’ Union, leaving the very few trains that ran jam-packed with passengers.
Local TV stations showed people risking their lives to get to school and work, barely hanging on to the sides of the train while balancing on footboards made slippery by the rain.
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