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Gem Slaves: Tanzanite's Child Labour - Part - 1 [13+]

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  • Updated: 21-Oct-09
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  • Added: 14-Jun-07

Mererani in northern Tanzania is the only place on earth where the precious stone tanzanite is mined. Every day thousands of children risk their lives in poorly constructed mine shafts for barely a meal a day. Despite efforts to curb this deadly practice, the global thirst for tanzanite continues to drive these children underground.

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Gem Slaves: Tanzanite's Child Labour - Part - 1

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  • more info please.

    what can we do to help?

    By KiwiTaZ 1181311296 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • PS..

      if you didnt know America's the biggest seller of Tanzanite, how bout you boycott it, you all sure as hell dont mind the profits you make from the child labour now do you.

      By FatPumPumLovah 1184002261 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • You all can learn to mind your own Ameri...

      instead of other peoples soil.... Give me a damn break man, what you want the children to do? sit in their little tent and hope to find money for food? There is no Schools per say so what are they to do each day? Thats their lifestyle and how they make money.... they arent FORCED as these video's tend to make you believe.

      And if you didnt know, there was not all 9-5 jobs back in the day, everyone Worked to earn their keep..

      Again worry bout your damn homeless below your overpasses living in cardboard boxes. More info what can we do... like your going to do any damn thing.

      Stupid Frukin americans.

      By FatPumPumLovah 1184002166 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
    • Im not an American

      I'm a New Zealander.
      But thanks for your reply.

      By KiwiTaZ 1184048156 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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