There has been a recent surge in the diamond mines in India, and 9 Indian miners have committed suicide in 15 days when this report was published on 30th December 2008. According to the report, no official statements were made regarding the suicides, and the authorities were even bracing for more death in what the Indian press called the “Diamond Suicides”.The diamond industry provides employment to over 10 lakh people in Gujarat.“The average age of diamond cutters and polishers is between 15 and 30 years. Most of them are school dropouts and have no other skills,” said Gaurang Jani, a social psychologist and professor in Gujarat University.
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