Blood Diamond Social Significance

Social significance for people

A negative Social significance on the people of the mining and extracting of diamonds is that in countries such as sierra leone and angola, the mining conditions are extremely poor. The mining stages in Africa are known for having the worst conditions, the wages that the miners earn are just as challenging, only earning 1 dollar per day. The children are commonly forced into child labour and are obliged to do compulsory work in the mines. These children would predominantly be abused sexually and physically. A positive Social significance of mining diamonds is that, the diamond mining trade is a huge industry which means that there is a large amount of diamonds to be extracted from the land and the sea, this results

These blood diamonds, are to main controversiality to financing civil wars. The kimberley process of diamonds was produced in 2003 which means that it is still possible to gather the diamonds again. The process is carried out by manufacturers and it is a way to ensure the diamonds are not blood diamonds. Each diamond is given a certificate to prove its origin. Since its implementation the world’s diamond supply is certified as 99% conflict free. A Social significance of the diamond trade for the people is that the diamond mining and trading centre called ALROSA contribute many workers at the Mir underground mine in Russia. These workers/miners are provided with many vital living liabilities such as easy access to hospital care, housing which is afforded at a sustainable price, this has also helped towards looking after the miners families too. The miners at ALROSA are treated equally and are recognized for the hard work they are doing to extract the diamonds, as a token of their hard work, every miner who doesn’t live as close to the mining trade or doesn’t have easy access, ALROSA provides domestic flight tickets every 2 years to the miners, who struggle to get to

The mining diamond trade has had a major impact on South Africa because before people knew that diamonds could have such an effect on people globally, South Africa had no source of minerals that could have economic potential. In some situations, people who miner in South Africa are under extreme threat of dying because of the unprivileged safety conditions. This will affect the people in South Africa because the deaths that are being caused are long term and have a direct impact because deaths are re-occurring frequently. Statistics from the Mineral Resources Minister Mosebenzi Zwane released that in 2016 the total fatalities of miners was 73. Also in 2016 there were 2662 injuries in the mining fields. Paul Mardon, the Deputy General Secretary for occupational health and safety and the sustainable development, Advocate said the number of fatalities and injuries were "unacceptably high". He also said "It appears that the mining industry is losing its focus and commitment as far as health and safety is