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From rough to radiance: Surat’s diamond industry that powers millionsNatural diamonds' value stems from human skill, transforming raw stones into meaningful treasures. India, particularly Surat, processes ove...16 Mar, 2026, 04.19 PM IST- Surat diamond workers call for strike on March 30Surat diamond workers have threatened to strike on March 30 if the Gujarat government fails to address demands, including a 30% salary hike...28 Mar, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
- Congress bats for diamond workersCongress is demanding safeguards for Surat's diamond workers as the industry grapples with the rise of lab-grown diamonds. Jairam Ramesh, C...05 Nov, 2024, 11.49 PM IST
- Diamond production down by 21%; 10,000 workers lose jobs, salary cuts for othersAccording to the union's rough estimate some 10,000 diamond workers have lost their jobs in the last few months because of production cuts ...22 Jan, 2023, 08.52 AM IST
- 20,000 jobs lost in Surat as diamond demand fadesSurat, the main centre of India's diamond industry, offers employment to some 800,000 workers in its 4,000-odd cutting and polishing units....06 Jan, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
- Ukraine impact: About 250,000 workers in Surat's diamond units sent on leave, job losses loomThe US Treasury had slapped sanctions on Alrosa on April 8, potentially cutting off about 30% of the world's supply of rough diamonds.19 May, 2022, 05.05 AM IST
- Nearly 30,000 women join diamond trade in Surat, Saurashtra since April“Women were steadily coming into diamond cutting and polishing over the last five years. But the flow has increased post-Covid as they want...09 Aug, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
- Migrant workers return to Surat's diamond quartersDiamond production, which had dwindled by 30% in the first half of May, has recovered and leading diamond exporters say that production is ...26 May, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
- Gujarat: No impact of COVID-19 on Surat's diamond industryMajority of workers have migrated here from Saurashtra and north Gujarat, while only 10 per cent are from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and...16 Apr, 2021, 05.16 PM IST
- Surging Covid-19 cases a cause for concern for Surat’s diamond workersThe industry fears another lockdown would impact production and about 20 million migrants who had returned to the diamond hub after restric...23 Mar, 2021, 05.31 PM IST
- Gujarat: Diamond industry workers leaving Surat in large numbersWith diamond units closed in Surat in view of the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of workers employed in these units are leaving the Gujarat ci...09 Jul, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
- COVID-19: Surat's 8 diamond firms partly shut after positive casesThe Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) said that it has ordered closure of certain floors and departments of these eight diamond units locat...13 Jun, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
- Labour union soon to be a reality of the diamond industryDiamond Workers’ Union (DWU), registered with labour department in Gujarat, has begun to enroll diamond workers as members in a five-month ...06 Apr, 2019, 11.30 AM IST
- Diamonds lose their lustre, forcing layoffs in IndiaIndia's diamond biz shed 50% labour force as export dry with crisis crippling demand.29 Mar, 2009, 10.06 AM IST
- 70% diamond units reopen in Surat after Govt interventionIntervention of the state government seems to have paid off for the diamond units in Surat as around 70 per cent reopened today after nearl...22 Dec, 2008, 10.23 PM IST
- Diamond workers go striking, demand increase in wagesDiamond workers in Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Amreli districts went striking demanding parity in wages after a 20 per cent hike was declared by ...05 Jul, 2008, 03.56 PM IST
- Workers of Diamond industry in Surat demand rise in wagesHundreds of workers engaged in cutting and polishing of diamonds in Surat took to streets and pelted stones on diamond factories as their w...02 Jul, 2008, 01.52 PM IST
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