Editorial por Marc Choyt, Editor, fairjewelry.org Reading the US Department of Labor’s report of widespread child labor in the jewelry sector trade publications such as National Jeweler and Idex, is extremely disconcerting. We learn about the widespread use of child labor in gemstone, diamond and gold mining. India, Philippines, Perú, Tanzania, Ecuador, Mali, Bolivia, Burkina

By Ian Doyle Introduction: Ian Doyle is an associate with Lifeworth Consulting, a consultancy dedicated to helping companies improve their corporate responsibility by integrating environmental and social values as part of their strategies. He has recently been involved in researching the colored gemstone sector. ~ Marc Choyt, Publisher Gemstones have fours characteristics to be classified

Recientemente, reviewing a document on standards and principles for fair trade gold, I have been struck by an underlying bias toward democratic processes. The assumption is that democratic decision making is superior to all others. Ironically, the democratic approach has often been used to undermine indigenous communities—the very groups which fair trade is supposed to