Children on average suffer the most through the exchange and exploitation of diamonds.  The vulnerability of children makes them easy pray to commit vicious acts of murder and harm to others.  Military leaders exploit children through forced slavery, rape, drug consumption, amputation for control and by killing their parents, leaving them orphans. 

The irony is that these children they will never be engaged or married nor wear a useless diamond.

According to Truong (2007)

“Children in India are cutting and polishing the diamonds. Children in India can become “bonded” – forced to work to pay off the debts of their family. These children end up working in the diamond factories.

Children in conflict zones are being used as soldiers. The images in Blood Diamond with child soldiers are very real. They are drugged and brainwashed to handle the manslaughter they are forced to do.”

References

Hantsz, T. (2005) Child slave labor in India. Retrieved March 28, 2008 from http://ihscslnews.org/view_article.php?id=4
 
Truong, L. (2007). The greatest story ever sold is a fantasy covered in blood. Retreived: March 26, 2008 from http://www.wisebread.com/the-greatest-story-ever-sold-is-a-fantasy-covered-in-blood