982.Blood Diamond (1/5)

After a burst of laughter, Remonin suddenly calmed down.

He looked at Li Du with straight eyes and said, "You may have underestimated me, Mr. Li, I can contact them, I have already contacted them." ”

Li Du frowned, since Lei Moning could contact the major diamond import and export companies and appraisal companies, but the other party did not successfully cooperate with him, it could only be explained that there was a problem with his diamond.

He immediately reacted that the diamond in Remonin's hand was a blood diamond!

The diamonds on Remonen's turf are blood diamonds, or black diamonds in the traditional sense, so it's no wonder he has to go to great lengths to find a way to dispose of them.

Many people around the world now know the meaning of blood diamonds, and diamonds in many parts of Africa have been mined in the most brutal and brutal way and plundered in the bloodiest way.

In this process, the whole process from digging diamonds to trading is bloody, so the diamonds mined are called 'blood diamonds'.

In the 21st century, there are still many small diamond mines in sub-Saharan Africa, and about 1 million people make a living from diamond mining.

Working in these mines, miners often have no wages and only food. There are some larger mines, and even generations of miners have worked here, and all they get in return for a meager salary or subsistence food.

There is no doubt that this is a violation of moral and human rights law, but it is precisely the white folks who are now shouting that Africans have no human rights in the first place.

Frankly, the white mine owners were the ones who started it.

But over the years, as more reports have been reported and white dominance in Africa has declined, major European and American companies have increased their salaries in the diamond mines of Africa, and miners can get negotiated salaries, and their working conditions have improved dramatically, without worrying about their lives.

The African blood diamonds are now mainly supplied by local warlords, who inherited the ferocity and violence of the white mine owners of the past, and frantically oppressed the workers in the mines.

Li Du raised his head, looked at Lei Moning and said, "What you have in your hand is a blood diamond, right?"

Remonin took a small bag from his pocket, opened it, and poured it on the table, and a pile of shiny little stones appeared in front of them.

He said, "Blood diamonds, you see, where do they have blood? The color is snow white, and it's almost the same as being called snow diamonds, right?"

Li Du said: "You know what I mean, if you produce blood diamonds here, it will be too difficult to help you dispose of them." ”

In May 2000, the World Diamond Council launched a program called the 'Kimberley Process'.

Two years later, the United Nations adopted the Kimberley Process International Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds, which began to regulate the diamond market in Africa.

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is fundamentally a regulatory system for the import and export of rough drills, with producing countries managing production and the transport of rough drills from the mine site to the export site.

Each batch of rough drills to be exported will be encapsulated in a loss-proof container accompanied by a Kimberley Process certificate issued by the competent exporting government authority.

Thus, diamonds cannot enter the market without a certificate issued by a member of the Kimberley Process.

Mozambi is a sovereign state and has the qualifications to be authorized by the Kimberley Process International Certificate for Rough Diamonds, but the government will certainly not authorize a warlord like Remonin.

After listening to Li Du's words, Lei Monen showed an angry expression and said, "I understand what you mean, but this is not fair, this is an injustice to me!"

Li Du said calmly: "The appearance of the blood diamond is an injustice to human beings. ”

Remonin sneered and said, "Blood Diamond, Blood Diamond, Blood Diamond, in your opinion, Africa is still in chaos now, and people are still like livestock, right?"

He suddenly changed the topic, which surprised Li Du and said, "What do you mean?"

Remonin sat down on the back of his chair and said, "I admit that I didn't get the government's permission to dig diamonds, but if you want to say that my diamond mine is a bloody place, then I am very unwilling." ”

The lion hunter interjected and asked, "Lee, what do you think of my mine for the workers?"

Although the working conditions in the mines he visited were harsh and it was very depressing to work in them, Li Du had to admit that compared to this part of Africa, the lion hunter's mine was already very humane.

At the very least, the lion hunters had prepared beer for the workers, even though it was expired, but how could the workers in the mines care?

Seeing him nod, the lion hunter said, "You can visit the General's mine, his mine is even better than mine." ”

"If you're interested, I'd be happy to show you there," Remonen said. Of course, you'll have to wait until you're resting, and you're tired from the journey, right?"

Li Du hesitated for a moment and said, "Thank you General for your concern, it's okay, I'm not too tired, I want to visit your mine now." ”

He didn't want to visit, and after he went, it would be equivalent to having more intersections with Remonin.

However, he has already arrived on other people's territory, and his attitude is too tough and it is easy to lose his life, so it is better to be obedient.

In addition, he has selfish intentions, and if Remonin's mine is really fine, he doesn't mind making a deal with the other party.

Hearing him say this, Lei Monen's face was happy, and he beckoned: "Come on, I'll take you around, maybe you have a wrong impression of our Mo Sanbi on the tribal forces, I'll take you to the prison first." ”

They walked down the dirt road around the hill until they reached the bottom of the hill where the army was training ground.

To the southeast of the training ground, there is a building that looks like a breeding farm, which is enclosed with wood on flat ground, and a roof is propped up on it, and some thatch is put on the roof to protect it from the rain.

There are heavily armed black soldiers around the building, and a few hyenas are leashed here, so it seems that this is a military dog.

Remonin pointed to the thatched hut and said, "This is my prison, which houses thieves, robbers, lawbreakers from the tribe, and some liars, damn liars!"

A group of them walked over, and a soldier opened the fence gate, and Li Du saw the situation inside.

It's similar to breeding livestock, but the hygiene inside is very good, there are not many people, there are many beds, and it seems that the security on Remonin's territory seems to be good.

Of course, it is also possible that most of the criminals were shot and did not need to be held in custody.

As if he had guessed Li Du's thoughts, Lei Monen smiled: "There are at least eight people in each prison room, and you see that there are few people because I sent them to dig diamonds to work." ”

When they saw the second room, a white man with messy hair suddenly rushed up and shouted at Li Du, "Help, save me, take me away!"

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