Ukrainian mines have started employing prisoners

Coal mining companies in Ukraine have started to employ prisoners. This was announced by Justice Minister Denys Malyuska on Facebook.

Energy security is in safe hands! Our prisoners have started working as miners, - he said.

He pointed out that per shift 10 workers extract 25 tonnes of coal, which is "the basis of energy security".

The minister said that this practice has a lot of advantages. According to him, in this way the labour shortage is filled, the prisoners themselves get skills that will help them find employment in the future, earn money that allows them to pay compensation for the damage caused by crime, pay taxes and fill the budget special fund.

He also noted that the Ministry of Justice is ready to consider any other job offers for prisoners.

It should be noted that large industrial and mining enterprises have recently complained about the shortage of labour force in those professions that are predominantly male.