'Our houses are crumbling': Closed uranium mine leaves Niger workers out in cold • FRANCE 24

Neglected and forgotten...In the town of Arlit, in northern Niger, former employees of Cominak – a uranium mining company - have been complaining about their living conditions. Since the Akouta uranium mine closed in March 2021, 600 workers have remained idle. They've now taken their plight to the mining company, a subsidiary of French multinational Orano.
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