When the 33 miners who were trapped underground in Chile last year were finally rescued, great things were predicted for them.
They would be rich, films would be made about them, journalists would pay fortunes for their stories, and they would never have to work again.
Reality has been far less kind.
One year on from the accident at the San Jose mine, half of them are unemployed and many of those who do have jobs are working part-time, as mechanics, odd-job men or greengrocers.
Several of the men are on sick leave and are still grappling with the psychological impact of what they went through.
A couple of the 33 have ventured back down the mines, although in places with far better safety records than San Jose, their prison for over two months. More...
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They would be rich, films would be made about them, journalists would pay fortunes for their stories, and they would never have to work again.
Reality has been far less kind.
One year on from the accident at the San Jose mine, half of them are unemployed and many of those who do have jobs are working part-time, as mechanics, odd-job men or greengrocers.
Several of the men are on sick leave and are still grappling with the psychological impact of what they went through.
A couple of the 33 have ventured back down the mines, although in places with far better safety records than San Jose, their prison for over two months. More...
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