In spite of this'social aspect 'of the ECSC, the restructuring of coal and steel in Western Europe has resulted in the dismissal of hundreds of thousands of workers, a disaster for many people.
På trods af det "sociale afsnit" i EKSF-traktaten har omlægningen i Vesteuropas kul- og stålsektor betydet afskedigelse af hundredtusinder af arbejdere, et drama for mange.