Because of the wartime exploitation and the lack of manpower, it was difficult in the early postwar years to bring the coal back on track. The restrictive measures provided little effects on the services layer, the occupation authorities in 1946 went on to performance incentives.
Use of the miners' point system should be in the postwar years, enormous rise in absenteeism of the miners are reduced by a reward system. The mere presence at work every miner eligible to purchase points and subscription cards, with which he was previously exclusive food and beverages, clothing and household goods to purchase. As part of the import goods purchasing system have been branded by the beginning of 1949 the foreign currency earnings from coal exports used to purchase imported goods. Using IK brands were entitled the miners to buy in selected stores this import goods at prewar prices. In addition, decreased in the period between July 1947 and March 1948 care packages to the workers engaged in mining. Initially equipped mainly with food and tobacco, they contained later clothes from military stocks.