Illegal Miners Of The Donbas

SHATORYSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: A miner's front yard near Shatorysk is covered in coal awaiting purchase from passerbys February 24, 2002 in the Ukraine. The miner and his son must sleep in shifts to protect their coal from being stolen.The Donbas region is historically one of the most important coal mining regions of the former U.S.S.R. The Ukraine can import coal cheaper than it can produce it if you discount the economic impact. For politicians in Kiev, sacrificing heavily subsidized and inefficient coalmines for economic stimulus is a small price to pay. For the miners and their families living in the Donbas, it has become a social and economic catastrophe. With persistent hunger and no government assistance many families - including children as young as 11 - have no options but to seek refuge working in mafia controlled illegal mines or flee the area, an option many cannot afford. As one miner stated, "The mines are our salvation, because without them we would starve." (Photo by Kurt Vinion/Getty Images)
SHATORYSK, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 24: A miner's front yard near Shatorysk is covered in coal awaiting purchase from passerbys February 24, 2002 in the Ukraine. The miner and his son must sleep in shifts to protect their coal from being stolen.The Donbas region is historically one of the most important coal mining regions of the former U.S.S.R. The Ukraine can import coal cheaper than it can produce it if you discount the economic impact. For politicians in Kiev, sacrificing heavily subsidized and inefficient coalmines for economic stimulus is a small price to pay. For the miners and their families living in the Donbas, it has become a social and economic catastrophe. With persistent hunger and no government assistance many families - including children as young as 11 - have no options but to seek refuge working in mafia controlled illegal mines or flee the area, an option many cannot afford. As one miner stated, "The mines are our salvation, because without them we would starve." (Photo by Kurt Vinion/Getty Images)
Illegal Miners Of The Donbas
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Kurt Vinion / Colaborador
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24 de fevereiro de 2002
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