Amidst all the beauty of diamonds and jewels, there is a dark side that many of us fail to see. Perhaps this piece of news will help boost blood diamond awareness and get jewelry consumers to start asking questions! A global mining trading network (Rapaport) has stated that they would expel any member who knowingly trades gems with two Zimbabwe mines with extremely dangerous labor conditions. So before you buy, do your homework and ask questions! Find the full article on Yahoo! Finance News here.
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Zimbabwe's response? The day after the global ban, they stated that they would continue to sell their diamonds in Asia, claiming that the Rapaport Diamond Trading Network is a "lunatic organisation". "Click here for the story.
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