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Black Times: The Decline Of Romania's Coal-Mining Region

Until the late 1990s, there were 14 coal mines in Romania's Jiu Valley employing some 54,000 miners. But as government subsidies were phased out, the coal pits started closing down. Today, there are just four mines left in operation employing around 4,500 workers who face an uncertain future.

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