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Sunilkumar Rajput, an unemployed craftsman, stands outside a diamond polishing and processing unit where he used to work, at Surat in Gujarat, India, August 31, 2015. Rajput spent 25 years cutting gems in this coastal city, where streets are lined with workshops of all sizes, bustling with craftsmen huddled under desk lamps, preparing to carve rough diamonds into multi-faceted gems. He lost his job in June. More than 5,000 Surat polishers have lost their jobs since June and thousands more could be left without work, as Chinese consumers pull back from luxury purchases, leaving jewellers with stocks of unsold jewellery and gems. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)
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