CONFLICT DIAMONDS
Added on: 30th Aug 2015
ALSO KNOWN AS BLOOD DIAMONDS
This is not to say that the Diamond Trade is all bad.
Legal diamonds promote development in
underdeveloped nations.
The Kimberly Process did, at least initially, managed to curb
a significant amount of violence related to blood diamonds.
So what can be done? As a consumer, not much.
There really isn't any way to know where the diamond came from.
Well, you could try synthetic diamonds. The natural diamond
monopolies hate those and good ones are chemically
indistinguishable.
You could fly to Africa and make sure the diamonds are
legit with your own two eyes.
You could also just try to stay informed about how the things
you buy everyday get onto store shelves through channels of
violence and exploitation.
At any rate, the diamond industry continues to grow every year.
For better or for worse this provides underdeveloped
economies with jobs and corrupt political systems with money.
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