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JVC Seminar Answers How to be a Legally Compliant Employer
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The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) will present a seminar on “How to Hire, Fire and be a Legally Compliant Employer in One Easy Lesson,” in Manhattan on March 14. JVC developed this program to teach jewelers about legal safeguards...
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Financial-Legal
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Feb 22, 2012
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Jeff Miller
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Jewelers of America Secures Member Discount on Patriot Act Compliance Kit
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Jewelers of America's members can now purchase the comprehensive Patriot Act Compliance Kit (PACK) at a partnership discount from Jewelers Vigilance Committee.PACK is the industry standard for jewelry retailers and manufacturers required by the U.S. Patriot Act to develop anti-money laundering programs. Retail jewelers who otherwise...
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Financial-Legal
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Aug 24, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Veratad, JVC Partner with DCIT for Integrated Fraud Prevention
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Press Release: Veratad Technologies LLC, a world class provider of identity verification and compliance solutions and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC), the trusted jewelry industry resource for trade and consumers , announced today that DCIT Corporation will now offer Veratad’s IDMatch+PLUS, virtual identity...
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Technology
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May 16, 2011
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JVC
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Amnesty Intl. Calls for Maguwu's Immediate Release
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Press Release: Amnesty International today called upon the government of Zimbabwe to release an activist, Farai Maguwu, who was detained after he exposed human rights violations in the country's Marange diamond fields. The organization said it considers Maguwu a prisoner of conscience who is being persecuted for documenting abuses...
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Fair Trade
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Jul 06, 2010
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Amnesty International
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Mining
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Jul 01, 2010
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Rapaport
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U.S. Opposes Any Attempt to Export Marange Rough
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During a U.S. State Department briefing held today, Philip Crowley, the assistant secretary of state for public affairs, said that the U.S. was disappointed that consensus was not reached on Zimbabwe during the recent Kimberley Process (KP) meeting in Tel Aviv. "We look for...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 28, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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WDC Did Not Give Zim a 'Green Light' to Sell Rough
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In a story published by the Zimbabwe Guardian today, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu was quoted as saying that the World Diamond Council (WDC) "has given Zimbabwe the green light to sell its diamonds, a move that would see the country contributing 25 percent of the world’s diamonds."WDC's president,...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 28, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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No Bribe Ever Suggested, Say Global Witness, PAC
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Kimberley Process (KP) Civil Society members Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) categorically rejected allegations that they offered to support Zimbabwe’s bid to resume diamond exports in exchange for a 1 percent cut of the profits. The bribe allegation surfaced at the end of the week-long meeting...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 28, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Retail
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Jun 24, 2010
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Rapaport
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Zimbabwe's Disregard for Human Rights Troubles Nongovernmental Organizations
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The lack of consensus among Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) members on a decision about whether or not Zimbabwe could resume diamond exports from the Marange was actually welcomed by civil society members. “There are no winners with this result. But by maintaining a ban on exports in the absence...
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Financial-Legal
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Jun 24, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Kimberley Process Meeting Ends in Impasse
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Update at 11:50 a.m. in New York: An intersessional meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) closed this afternoon in Tel Aviv, following an extended discussion on Zimbabwe's rough diamond exportation compliance. According to a statement posted on the Facebook page of the KP, "In question was the continued implementation of the joint...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 24, 2010
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Deena Taylor, Avi Krawitz
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Diamond News Broadcast
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Diamond industry leaders gathered in Tel Aviv this week for the Kimberley Process meeting, but as the session was supposed to come to a close issues regarding Zimbabwe remained open. Delegates from the working group monitoring compliance progress in Zimbabwe continued to work behind closed doors with...
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Financial-Legal
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Jun 23, 2010
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Rapaport News
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USAID Diamond Development Video Wins Award
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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) won the 2010 Communicator Awards Gold Award of Excellence for a video it produced on the problems faced by miners working with alluvial diamonds in the Central African Republic (CAR). USAID facilitates programs that aid in finding solutions through technology...
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Mining
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Jun 23, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Discussions Continue as KP Delegates Debate Zimbabwe
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Filed from Tel Aviv at 9:10 p.m. local time. Kimberley Process (KP) delegates in Tel Aviv have been unable to reach a consensus on Zimbabwe this evening, following a lively discussion among all of participating countries. The entire meeting was scheduled to end three hours ago, but as of this...
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Financial-Legal
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Jun 23, 2010
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Deena Taylor
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Israel Committed to Three Initiatives for KP
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The following speech was delivered by Boaz Hirsch, chairman of the Kimberley Process (KP), at the opening of the KP's intersessional meeting in Tel Aviv on Monday.His Excellency, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor, Mr. Binyamin (Fouad) Ben Eliezer; Director General of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor,...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 22, 2010
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Boaz Hirsch
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Zimbabwe Denies Diamond Campaigner Bail
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A Zimbabwe court has denied bail to Farai Maguwu, the head of a local nongovernment organization (NGO) focused on monitoring abuses around the Marange diamond fields, despite pressure from global human rights groups to free him.Maguwu was arrested in early June and charged with providing false information...
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Rough Markets
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Jun 21, 2010
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Avi Krawitz
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Shree Ramkrishna Unveils New Diamond Collection
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Press Release: Shree Ramkrishna Export unveiled a stunning collection of fancy-shape diamonds at the JCK Las Vegas show today. Keeping in mind the universal look and appeal, the entire range is being specially manufactured based on two important criteria: the shape of the diamonds and the bow-tie...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 04, 2010
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SRK
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RJC Picks First Accredited Auditor
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The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) chose STR Responsible Sourcing as its first accredited auditor, tasked with verifying that RJC members’ business practices comply with the council's standards. “RJC is delighted to announce STR Responsible Sourcing as RJC’s first accredited auditing company," said Michael Rae,...
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Marketing
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Jun 04, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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Diamond News Broadcast
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Retail sales across the U.S. did remain positive compared with one year ago. Government figures for the previous month though found that retail sales were flat and that consumers increased their savings. Luxury group Richemont noted that its greatest sales...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 02, 2010
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Rapaport News
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Su-Raj Taps Triple Point Technology
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Su-Raj Diamonds selected Triple Point Technology's Commodity XL program to manage its new bullion import and trading business. As commodity sourcing becomes a more volatile part of the supply-chain cost structure, Triple Point helps clients manage these operations. Su-Raj Diamonds will use Commodity XL to mitigate its...
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Technology
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Jun 01, 2010
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Jeff Miller
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