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.
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.