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After the ‘90s, there were about 45,000 coal miners working in the Jiu Valley. That is no longer the case today. As it is no longer profitable to extract coal, the European Commission recently proposed to closed most of them down and lay off the miners.
The remaining “lucky” 8,700 miners who made it through this restructuring exercise, continue to go 2,000 meters underground every day, working with rudimentary equipment and puting their lifes in danger.
The ones that were not so “lucky” continue to be un-employed, with limited chances of finding employment elsewhere...
The rusty entry of the old business, is wearing with stained letters a caste wishes “Good Luck”. 862 people read it at Petrila mine coal every day.
In the cage - so tell the elevator - a group is already formed. An iron box with two metal walls and floor crooked, leads people into the deep. They began to come to mine at 4.30 a.m, before dawn. The first turn is at 6.00 a.m. They gathered first at the table. Languages are freed quickly, without censorship. Who to beware? Then go to change. No one enters underground without special dark blue equipment. And without making timesheet. A brand of aluminum, which is scratched a number - their new identity while their are undergroung-, an entry in the register the lamp and auto save mask. Now, everyone knows who is and who works in the mining sector. In case something happens ...
bw33
After the ‘90s, there were about 45,000 coal miners working in the Jiu Valley. That is no longer the case today. As it is no longer profitable to extract coal, the European Commission recently proposed to closed most of them down and lay off the miners.
The remaining “lucky” 8,700 miners who made it through this restructuring exercise, continue to go 2,000 meters underground every day, working with rudimentary equipment and puting their lifes in danger.
The ones that were not so “lucky” continue to be un-employed, with limited chances of finding employment elsewhere...
The rusty entry of the old business, is wearing with stained letters a caste wishes “Good Luck”. 862 people read it at Petrila mine coal every day.
In the cage - so tell the elevator - a group is already formed. An iron box with two metal walls and floor crooked, leads people into the deep. They began to come to mine at 4.30 a.m, before dawn. The first turn is at 6.00 a.m. They gathered first at the table. Languages are freed quickly, without censorship. Who to beware? Then go to change. No one enters underground without special dark blue equipment. And without making timesheet. A brand of aluminum, which is scratched a number - their new identity while their are undergroung-, an entry in the register the lamp and auto save mask. Now, everyone knows who is and who works in the mining sector. In case something happens ...