US sanctions hit Zimbabwe’s state-owned diamond miner, exports
Workers at a mine in Mazowe, Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company has denied allegations that it uses forced labour at its mines. PHOTO | AFP
Zimbabwe’s state-owned diamond miner says a US ban on rough diamonds from one of its largest gem fields is hurting the country’s export earnings.
The US Customs and border protection agency in October issued a withhold release order for diamonds from the Marange area citing suspicions that they were mined using forced labour.
