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Diamond Mining and Child Labor in Sierra Leone: A Post-War Perspective
June 12, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT
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David Parker will show photographs of diamond miners in Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker just returned from a two-week trip to where he was photographing diamond mines in Tikonko and Kona districts, Sierra Leone. Dr. Parker will also present work from his two week stay in a remote village.
David Parker is an occupational epidemiologist who has spent the last 20 years investigating and documenting child labor around the world. He is the author of STOLEN DREAMS (1997) and BEFORE THEIR TIME: THE WORLD OF CHILD LABOR (2007)