Education Report - Children Mining Diamonds in Liberia

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VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report in EnglishMore and more children in Liberia are leaving school work in diamond mines. Fifteen-year-old Mike Coleman dropped out school several months ago. He left to search for in western Liberia to help his parentsThe country's Ministry Lands, Mines and Energy says that Liberian diamond mines at least 1,500 children. Nora Quae is the head a Junior High School in western Liberia. She says more than 200 students, half of the school, dropped this year to work in the mines. Liberia's unemployment is nearly 85 percent. The World Bank estimates that percent of the country's population lives on less than a day. Work in the diamond mines is difficult dangerous. But the possibility of earning $50 for each is too good for many people to turn down. anyone under the age of 18 in diamond mines illegal. But many mine operators are willing to hire who are small enough to fit into the narrow and tight spaces of mines. Thomas Wleh heads the Mining Entity in western Liberia. He says a worker's does not matter to mine owners. And he says operators do not force children to work for them. Mr. Wleh says the Ministry of Education should put in place to keep students in school. The United Security Council helped ban the mining and export of blood diamonds in Liberia in 2001 during the country's war. But the United Nations ended the ban in The diamond mines are again operating, increasing the demand young workersFor VOA Learning English, I'm Carolyn Presutti. (Adapted a radio program broadcast 21Feb2013

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