Ostanko and Medvedenko — who work underground in logistical support of the coal mine — symbolize just how much war has changed Ukraine's workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining.
From there, the coal is funneled onto barges and floated downstream to a private port on the Pacific Ocean. Giant loading machines fill equally massive ships headed for China, India and the ...
The BLS estimates that by December of 2024, that figure had dropped to 42,600. The number of U.S. coal mining industry jobs have been declining for many years. In January of 1986, 169,700 people ...