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Towards a Just Coal Transition Labor Market Challenges and People’s Perspectives from Lower Silesia

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  • Christiaensen, Luc
  • Ferré, Céline
  • Gajderowicz, Tomasz Janusz
  • Wrona, Sylwia Michalina

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Part of a three-region set of papers analyzing coal-related labor market challenges in Poland, this paper focuses on Lower Silesia. The findings call for a more territorial-oriented approach to brokering the coal transition, rather than a sectoral one. First, while the number of people directly and indirectly affected by coal mine closures in Lower Silesia (~5,500) is relatively small compared to the total regional labor force (

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  • Christiaensen, Luc & Ferré, Céline & Gajderowicz, Tomasz Janusz & Wrona, Sylwia Michalina, 2022. "Towards a Just Coal Transition Labor Market Challenges and People’s Perspectives from Lower Silesia," Jobs Group Papers, Notes, and Guides 33908619, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:jbsgrp:33908619
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    1. Frankowski, Jan & Mazurkiewicz, Joanna & Sokołowski, Jakub, 2023. "Mapping the indirect employment of hard coal mining: A case study of Upper Silesia, Poland," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).

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