Adamas BSU, a Belarusian state unitary enterprise, is the world’s biggest manufacturer of synthetic diamonds, both rough and polished. The company’s products are used in various fields of engineering, electronics, medicine and jewelry business. Diamond mono crystals are grown in 120 synthesis apparatus by the BARS technique. These installations allow not only growing diamonds, but optimizing quality characteristics (color in the first place) of both synthetic and natural crystals. Vladimir Fedorchenko, Deputy Marketing Director of Adamas BSU, answers the questions put by the correspondent of Rough&Polished.
Roni Stschik is one of the most unusual persons in the jewelry industry, since he is the most diversified professional, being the cutter and goldsmith, process man and innovating inventor, designer and manager of a young, but already famous company named Majestic Jewelry Ltd. Roni belongs to the third generation of diamantaires and inherited not only his family’s love for work with diamonds, but creativity. Jokingly he says that his company registers more patents than any other in Israel.
The Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant named after V.N. Gulidov is the world’s only manufacturer, which takes all the existing types of raw minerals to process them into eight precious metals: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium, as well as gold and silver. OAO Krastsvetmet refines about 50% of Russia’s gold and 98% of platinoids. The company’s outlook is described by its General Manager Igor Tikhov.
Her last name meaning “exemplary” suits her as no one else: the artist fanatically devoted to music, the singer for whom her profession is her passion and the paramount sense of life, the magnetic personality, Elena Obraztsova is the first Russian singer who received the status of a legend of the world vocal.Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs Officials in Botswana say they are not aware of any allegations of abuse and trampling of labour laws in the country's backbone industry - diamonds.
Early last month, there were reports about employees of Dalumi Diamond Company in Mogoditshane having downed tools demanding a better pay. When contacted for comment, the management of the company denied the reports and said that everything was normal.
"Diamonds are a very important sector in our economy and if there are allegations of such a nature, they should be investigated," Minister Peter Siele added to the response.
Siele revealed that he has been touring the country explaining the recently introduced minimum wage for farm workers and domestic workers and the idea has been welcome by all stakeholders. He revealed that a recent survey has shown that there are over 25 000 children working in farms while 1500 are working as domestic workers.
He also revealed that his ministry is working on a policy on HIV/AIDS in the workplace and that they are consulting with all stakeholders on the matter before taking it to Cabinet. "We want to take everybody on board on this matter. People must treat HIV/AIDS like any other disease," he appealed.
With regards to complaints from factory workers who claim harassment from their employers to the extent that they do not allow them to go to toilet, the minister acknowledged that labour inspections are to be carried out regularly, but were not satisfying due to shortage of manpower. He, however, said everybody is welcome to report any wrongdoing to his office.
Veronica Novoselova, Rough&Polished African bureau editor in Namibia
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