It pulls out of process to guarantee profits do not come from conflict diamonds . Conflict or ` ` blood '' diamonds are illegally traded to fund conflict in conflict - torn areas . They established the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme ( KPCS ) , whereby members are required to certify that all rough diamond exports are produced through legitimate mining and sales activities and are `` conflict-free . '' Thousands in countries such as Sierra Leone are used as slaves to extract diamonds . Global ##ization : Kimberley Process has not shown itself capable of stopping trade .
It pulls out of process to guarantee profits do not come from conflict diamonds . Conflict or ` ` blood '' diamonds are illegally traded to fund conflict in conflict - torn areas . Thousands in countries such as Sierra Leone are used as slaves to extract diamonds . Global ##ization : Kimberley Process has not shown itself capable of stopping trade .