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Valentines diamonds to die for: Precious gem could come from a child worker like Ali, 13
Ali Tarawally should be rich beyond most people’s wildest dreams.
The orphan has spent the past three years scouring the jungle of Sierra Leone – one of the most abundant places for diamonds on the planet – digging out precious stones.
But while the diamond fields feed a £35billion-a-year industry, he barely earns enough to eat.
Background
diamondsfact.com / Conflict diamonds
The United Nations (UN) defines conflict diamonds as “…diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council.” These diamonds are sometimes referred to as “blood diamonds.”
In relation to diamond trading, blood diamond […] refers to a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invading army’s war efforts, or a warlord’s activity, usually in Africa.
Stop Blood Diamonds is here to promote the use of conflict free diamonds. Diamonds are a beautiful natural resource – together we can assure that no person is harmed in their manufacturing.
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