Documents the work of miners in the coal mines and explains the joint efforts of the European Coal and Steel Community to restructure this economic sector. This includes particularly social policy measures which were designed to secure jobs. Furthermore, the High Authority guaranteed jobs, social security and housing.

Describes the
Genre
Documentary, Compilation Film

Credits
Production Country: Germany
Film Production Company: IFAG-Filmproduktion GmbH, Wiesbaden
Commissioning Institution: Unknown
Director: Rudi Hornecker, Rudolf Vogel
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown
Further collaborators: Peter Alsemgeest; Rudi van Buren, Kurt Freund, Roshan Dhunjibhoy, H. Dieter Schiller, Gert Visser

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 35 mm
Duration: 19 minutes
Colour: Black & White

European Coal and Steel Community, Coal Mining, Social Security, Unemployment

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German

Video

Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Bundesarchiv – Filmarchiv, Berlin