Sierra Leone - kopalnie diamentów - Noor Images
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Sierra Leone, Koidu. August 2008. Mani Sessie working with his three children, Kai (left), Tamba (middle), and Mani (right). Mani has been working in the mines for the last 25 years and his three children help him when they go out of school or when they have school holidays. In Kono District, diamond mining town of Koidu, artisanal mining takes place in the mud/gravel pits that surround the town to the north, south and west. Koidus "diamond-diggers" are mostly freelance workers who are paid a subsistence wage. At least 13 million people worldwide from over 30 developing countries engage in artisanal and small-scale mining.
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2008-08-18
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