Diamond Centre where Four out of Five Cutters are Disabled

Diamond Centre where Four out of Five Cutters are Disabled
December 10, 20 by IDEX Online
Adapted with permission from Only Natural Diamonds, by the Natural Diamond Council
(IDEX Online) - More than four out of five diamond cutters at a center in Windhoek, Namibia, are disabled.
André Messika, a supplier of polished diamonds to the luxury jewelry market, employs 43 diamond cutters, 28 of whom are hearing impaired a
nd eight polishers who are wheelchair users.
Marc Friedman, operations director of the company, said they decided in 2009 to concentrate on employing disabled people and started by hiring a sign language specialist who they trained to cut and polish diamonds.

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