Inside Sri Lanka’s Deadly Underground Mines Filled With Rare Jewels | Risky Business | Insider
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Inside Sri Lanka’s Deadly Underground Mines Filled With Rare Jewels | Risky Business | Insider
All Comments (21)
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Thanks for such an excellent documentary. I am Sri Lankan, Sri Lankan Media channel never did this level of documentary before about this industry. Media channels are just licking politicians' shoes and showing their Nonsense to citizens. Hats off to Business Insider for the fantastic documentary. 👏❣
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Thank you for making this short doc. Helping to unveil the Lives of these rural Sri Lankans who are living in extreme poverty , but work in the multimillion dollar industry. I hope someone will make a shot about tea plantation workers too.
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It is nice to see the locals speaking up for a safer mining industry.. Hard to see AND hear about the tough and unfair practices.. May God Bless Them All.....
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it is heartbreaking to see them risk life for next to nothing while the jewelry shops around the world make the most out of it.
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Pure exploitation, sad to see. You could hear the frustration as the miner talked about the gem dealer who lives in a multistory house while many miners don’t have a house at all.
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It's unbelievable what kind of work some people do for a living, I admit that I could never do this kind of work myself & I know that that's the case for 99.9% of people out there so those few who do it deserve respect & higher salaries... I mean when you are doing such a dangerous job where you can lose your life at any time you need to be compensated adequate, right?
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I bought a rough blue tanzanite from sir lanka, the thing is about the size of a AAA battery and was only like $7 (might have been like $12 but still) as well as small peices of opal that are truly mesmerizing. These miners deserve better for their hard work, these stones are beautiful and many are willing to pay good money for them, the ones bringing them to fruition should get a fair share of the profits. But alas, that's in a fair world, and we live in anything but
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No one should have to work in these sorts of conditions. My heart goes out to these people ❤️
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When the miner mentioned about the middlemen living in luxury,it truly affected me
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I’m drawn to this poor man and his family. I’d like to come meet them
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Can we talk about the elephant in the room that is the gem buyers paying next to nothing to the miners who risk their lives every day? That’s disgusting.
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My grandfather used to be a gem dealer and he frequently travel to Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Africa and Brazil these are countless I remember. Gems/jewelry are given as a gift instead of cash. But either mines were closed or gem quality stones are becoming rare and decided to just focus on jewelry making and repair. I’m just glad to see how gems are mine.
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Brave of the insider crew to head down as well
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The saddest truth. We are living in a land of gems, but that's our harsh lives. Thank you for this video. It shows the truth. Watching this video make me emotional
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I feel anxiety. To drown in darkness or suffocate in tunnel collapse - those are my biggest fears in one place.
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This is very illuminating as someone who just opened a crystal shop. I do try my best to make sure I don’t support bad practices with what I buy for my store, but this makes it clear that the issues run deep. I hope these miners and the country in general sees a better future!
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Salary should be 1200LKR per day and not week as mentioned in the video.
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I’m from Ratnapura and I’m proud of my city... this documentary was very interesting and I appreciate who done it.. best wishes..❤
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Sri Lanka is richer than other country if they sell this gem right 👍👍
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Really wonderful documentary about the Gem industry of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 .Thank you for showing the real conditions of the mines and the industry.
