Read NZ Herald article June 12, 2010 "Chance to make money becomes silent thief of children's lives". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10651281
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Where does the gold come from?
The recent news about illness and death and the horrifying conditions that many Africans work in to grub out tiny grains of gold to supply an avaricious world begs the question: Where does New Zealand's most successful jeweler source his gold? Michael Hill Jeweler is on track to own 1000 retail stores and is a very wealthy individual. Does the gold in his jewelery originate in the "killing fields" of Africa. And how do we verify if gold is "Fair Trade" or not?
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