Botswana Diamond Workers Union (BDWU) has blown the whistle on sweatshop-like conditions in Botswana’s diamond cutting and polishing industry, creating a possible PR crisis at a precarious time for the diamond sector.
The Union claims that Indian migrant workers employed in the country’s diamond cutting and polishing facilities are being forced to toil long hours under exploitative conditions.
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