DDI is a not-for-profit organization that brings together miners, civil society, government and the private sector to address the development needs of artisanal miners and their communities.
There are 1.5 artisanal diamond miners across Africa and South America working in sub-standard conditions in a largely informal and unregulated sector.
DDI is working to formalize artisanal mining in ways that benefit miners, their communities, regional and national economies, and the diamond and jewelry industry.
“Such stark representations of small-scale mining, however, risk over-simplifying the “informal” sector, which is a major employer and plays a crucial economic and development role for millions of people around the world.”
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