India eNews: Top Headlines (Free subscription) | yesterday
Unrest in the diamond industry over wage hike spread to Palanpur and Mehsana in north Gujarat Tuesday, even as factory owners claimed operations were normal and workers reported for work.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
A session of exhibition and free diamonds sale, for anyone interested, will be held next Sunday from 10am to 03pm, at the head offices of the National Diamond Company of Angola (ENDIAMA), in an initiative of the polishing factory, Angola Polishing Diamonds.
Sify (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
The resentment of diamond workers regarding their wages continues to haunt the diamond industry. Even as normalcy was returning to the industry with majority diamond units agreeing for the hike, fresh trouble erupted on Saturday morning when some units retrenched workers saying they could not afford the burden of additional wages.
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Source: [b]Press Trust Of India[/b] Ahmedabad, July 05, 2008 First Published: 16:34 IST(5/7/2008) Last Updated: 17:27 IST(5/7/2008) ... In Ahmedabad, scores of diamond workers, demanding revision in wages pelted stones and tried to forcefully shut down shops in Bapunagar area, police inspector...
courtneymilsson | 07/03/2008
Israel’s diamond trade figures for 2007 showed a substantial rise in all areas, making 2007 the best year ever for the Israeli Diamond Industry
India eNews: Top Headlines (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The wage hike dispute between diamond cutting and polishing unit owners and workers in Surat would be resolved within the next two to three days, Surat Diamond Industry Association president C.P. Vanani said Wednesday.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Ahmedabad, July 2 (IANS) The wage hike dispute between diamond cutting and polishing unit owners and workers in Surat would be resolved within the next two to three days, Surat Diamond Industry Association president C.P. Vanani said Wednesday. Workers took to the streets Wednesday after certain units declined to increase wages by 20 percent, as [...]
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The wage hike dispute between diamond cutting and polishing unit owners and workers in Surat would be resolved within the next two to three days.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... and claimed they were flying to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide security for the diamond industry.The severity of the charges, which also include "destabilising the peace", merited the death penalty but such a sanction was not permitted under the terms of Mann's extradition from Zimbabwe. During the trial in Malabo, a contrite Mann claimed he was "not the person I...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... capita. The report also says that although the remarkable growth has been largely driven by the diamond industry, which rakes in over P20 billion per annum in exports, democratic governance and political and macroeconomic stability have also helped.The WGI shows many developing country governments making important gains in control of corruption, and some of them matching rich country...
Rodeo Of The Mind (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I Am Mad As Hell About …Posted by papundits on June 30, 2008By Sherlock, The American SleuthI am mad as hell about the oil crisis and not for reasons that most people are.My anger was fueled when I was made aware of the true reasons oil prices are rising and America is being put in a crunch by its politicians. And how we COULD do something about it.I was informed that, much like the diamond...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
... sect. “Twenty or 30 years ago, the haredi business community was concentrated primarily in diamonds,” said the editor who preferred to remain anonymous. “But there was a big slump in the diamond industry, and slowly haredim began moving into real estate. In the past eight years or so, haredi involvement in real estate has intensified.” Far from the stereotype of the...
