Negative Consequences Of Blood Diamonds
Diamonds has played an important role in jewelry industry for years, its sparkle and glow made it girl’s best friend. However, due to the high prices of all diamonds, illegal traders around the world buy illegal diamonds to fund terrorism, violence mainly in Africa, and to buy weapons to threaten the government and people in African regions.
Blood diamonds or converted diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance war on the mined country, and to buy weapons. This type of diamond trade is completely illegal under UN legislation. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label the diamonds that are produced in an illegal way. Diamonds mined during the …show more content…
The history of blood diamond in African countries is long and complex. Since people in Africa live in extreme poverty cases, they are an easy targets for illegal traders. Especially children, who are considered a source of cheap labor. Actually, a survey made in Lunda Norte revealed that 46% of miners are bellow legal labor age, and the percentages is increasing. This physical demanding job put children in a very harsh conditions and place. Children work for about six days a week, without breaks. These children are poor and starving, their thin bodies not always bear the conditions of the work. Digging with heavy shovels, carrying bags, or working for late hours at night can hurt them or even lad for killing them. Moreover, their small size and tiny body will give them the privilege to make dangerous tasks such as entering narrow mineshafts where they can lose their lives. Besides that, if children did not lose their lives, they will lose their future. Growing in such environment and without going to schools they will have nothing to do when they grow up, except continue working in such conditions. Many people were …show more content…
There is no training or expertise.in addition to that, they have no safety equipment and tools. So people from different health conditions and ages would work the same way. They cannot stop to rest or else the consequences will be depressing for them.
Besides the severe work conditions that may kill many people, in such places diseases may be spread easily. Miners will drink from mining pits filled with rain water.
Moreover, the controllers of such mines will rape women that will spread HIV and other
Blood diamonds or converted diamonds is a term used for a diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance war on the mined country, and to buy weapons. This type of diamond trade is completely illegal under UN legislation. The term is used to highlight the negative consequences of the diamond trade in certain areas, or to label the diamonds that are produced in an illegal way. Diamonds mined during the …show more content…
The history of blood diamond in African countries is long and complex. Since people in Africa live in extreme poverty cases, they are an easy targets for illegal traders. Especially children, who are considered a source of cheap labor. Actually, a survey made in Lunda Norte revealed that 46% of miners are bellow legal labor age, and the percentages is increasing. This physical demanding job put children in a very harsh conditions and place. Children work for about six days a week, without breaks. These children are poor and starving, their thin bodies not always bear the conditions of the work. Digging with heavy shovels, carrying bags, or working for late hours at night can hurt them or even lad for killing them. Moreover, their small size and tiny body will give them the privilege to make dangerous tasks such as entering narrow mineshafts where they can lose their lives. Besides that, if children did not lose their lives, they will lose their future. Growing in such environment and without going to schools they will have nothing to do when they grow up, except continue working in such conditions. Many people were …show more content…
There is no training or expertise.in addition to that, they have no safety equipment and tools. So people from different health conditions and ages would work the same way. They cannot stop to rest or else the consequences will be depressing for them.
Besides the severe work conditions that may kill many people, in such places diseases may be spread easily. Miners will drink from mining pits filled with rain water.
Moreover, the controllers of such mines will rape women that will spread HIV and other