Current Events > Spain praised after spending $285 million to protect Miners as they close Mines.

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Instead of leaving thousands of workers without jobs, the Spanish government has worked with labor unions to execute a transition deal that will help coal miners with the shift towards clean energy.

Since Spain will be closing down the majority of their coal mines by the end of this year, the government will be investing $285 million (250 million) to ensure that coal miners can maintain their livelihood.

The investment will help to provide an early retirement for miners over the age of 48, and it will help implement restorative environmental measures in coal communities and retrain coal miners to begin working with safer, more modern green technologies.

The agreement will ensure that over 600 workers will be able to benefit from social aid during the transition while 60% of coal miners will be able to opt for early retirement.

Full Article: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/with-coal-mines-closing-by-end-of-year-spain-is-spending-millions-to-preserve-miners-livelihood/

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Sounds like a win-win to me.

We have to give up coal and we protect the livelihoods of the Miners who depended on it.

akes more sense than keeping the coal mines open to me.
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