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The Exploitation Fueling Madagascar’s Sapphire Trade

A woman looks for sapphire in a river in Ilakaka in southwest Madagascar
A woman looks for sapphire in a river in Ilakaka in southwest Madagascar He Xianfeng/Xinhua/ZUMA

Madagascar supplies 40% of the world sapphires. Pink, yellow, blue or purple, these stones are dug up and sold illegally, with those doing the hardest job earning the least and taking the most risk.

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