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Enough Work?🏗 In Guinea, the full launch of a 600-kilometer railway is approaching — accompanied by mass layoffs 🌐 The completion of the core infrastructure for Guinea’s largest iron ore project, Simandou, risks turning into the dismissal of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of workers involved in the construction of the 600-kilometer railway and its satellite facilities. 🪖 Bringing the megaproject to life required the labor of around 60,000 people, but only about 15,000 of them will be directly employed in iron ore mining. The remaining 40,000-plus are employees of contractor companies whose services are no longer needed once construction is finished. ⏩ For the country’s labor market, this is a major challenge, especially given that a significant share of the workers facing layoffs is concentrated in the underdeveloped southeast of the country. ➡️ Follow to stay informed - @devilsbelow