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Article

8 Feb 2018

Author:
Human Rights Watch

Behind the Shine: A Call to Action for the Jewelery Industry

The conditions under which gold and diamonds are mined can be brutal...

Jewelry companies are not doing enough to ensure they are sourcing responsibly, and many fail to publicly and transparently report on the due diligence efforts they say they undertake...

Jewelry companies can meet the demand for ethically sourced jewelry by putting responsibility and transparency at the heart of their business – and a few have already begun to do so...

We, the undersigned NGOs and trade unions, are calling upon the jewelry industry to turn its commitment to responsible sourcing into effective action.

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