On 22 July 1955, the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) adopts a resolution which lays down the broad guidelines for European social policy.
On 25 August 1956, the German newspaper Industriekurier outlines the wage policies of the six countries of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and reports on the implications of a common social policy.
On 26 September 1956, the German daily newspaper Saarbrücker Zeitung reports on the debates taking place in Luxembourg at the European conference on mining safety, organised by the ECSC High Authority in response to the Marcinelle tragedy which resulted in the deaths of 262 pit workers in Belguim on 8 August 1956.
In 1956, a delegation of trade-union representatives from the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) travels to the United States for an initial study mission on the readaptation and re-employment of workers hit by unemployment.
In the 1960s, the coal crisis led to factory closures and to widespread unemployment. In order to remedy the situation, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) embarks on a programme of social action aimed particularly at retraining mineworkers.
In March 1960, the monthly publication Communauté européenne announces the retraining of 110 000 workers as a result of aid provided by the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
On 2 February 1952, the free trade unions in the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) lay down precise guidelines with regard to the construction of workers’ accommodation.
In November 1954, the High Authority publishes its second report on the activities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in which it outlines its plans to build low-cost housing.
