Striking Diamond Cutters In India Are Killed By Security Forces For Refusing To Cut “Conflict Free” Diamonds

Four hundred thousand diamond workers are protesting wages in Gugarat, India. A security firm opened fire on one gathering, killing one and injuring six.

Inflation is at a 13 year high in India and it has become difficult for workers to survive.

“Wages have remained static for over a decade, so we have no option but to ask for a wage revision,” said Babubhai Jeerawala, president of Surat Ratna Kalakar Sangh, that represents diamond-polishers in the city.
Read the full article here from the Wall Street Journal:
http://www.livemint.com/2008/07/07001238/Diamond-workers8217-strike.html

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