Half of India’s Diamond Workers are struggling financially as a global drop in demand forces factories to cut hours and wages. The country’s estimated 500,000 cutters and polishers are paid either per carat – around $12 to $18 – or an a per-piece basis. But many factories, especially the smaller units, are operating reduced days, […]

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