Surat has seen a spate of suicides as its famous diamond industry suffers a recession, driven in part by sanctions on Russian diamonds.
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00:00He was going to Diamond, but he lost his job because of the diamond market.
00:29He was sitting at home for 5-6 months, then he told me that he lost his job, so I told him that I will find a job for him.
00:37Then I met him again, went to him for 2-3 days, and then he lost his job again.
00:41I was a little worried, so I committed suicide.
00:45In the last 16 months, more than 65 workers have committed suicide.
01:04Many workers have lost their jobs, some are not getting their salaries, some are facing problems at home.
01:15In the last 6 months, the number of people who have lost their jobs has increased.
01:25In the last 6 months, the number of people who have lost their jobs has increased.
01:32There is a lot of impact because of the war.
01:36The sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia and the U.K. have put a ban on Russian rock, which was exported a lot in India.
01:54Because of that, not all countries are able to buy G7.
02:00Because of that, in India, there was a lot of stock in the Russian diamond market.
02:13Because of this, our team started a helpline number.
02:23We will help families who have committed suicide.
02:28More than 1600 calls are coming in that helpline.
02:33We have rescued 5-6 people who were in critical condition.
02:40We have given them counselling.
02:46We were able to save their lives.
03:02I used to work for 40-45,000 rupees a month.
03:07Now it is only 20,000 rupees.
03:09I have reduced my expenses.
03:13I have stopped all the unnecessary expenses.
03:17Now I have to focus on how to save myself from this crisis.