Gem Slaves: Tanzanite's Child Labour - Part - 2

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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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    Child labour can not be eliminated by 2015 until influences Governments to reevaluate rural development or employment policies for illiterate and semi-literate population.

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