Gap shorts cost 28 pounds sterling, but the hard labour of women who made them costs just 20p

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Workers at sweatshops in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, earn a starting wage of 5 pounds sterling a week, rising to 6.50 pounds sterling after training, below the Cambodian poverty line of 11 pounds sterling a week. In contrast, the clothes they make sell at high prices in the UK. They live in very poor accommodation, and frequently work extremely long hours. There are now at least 180 garment factories in Cambodia, providing work for 168,000 people who would otherwise be trying to earn a living in the countryside.

Ethical aspects, Clothing industry, Sweatshops, Cambodia

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Lib Dems capture the classroom vote

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Blackwell Comprehensive School near Bristol, England has been holding an election campaign followed by a mock election. Five parties were standing for election and the parties used rosettes and stickers. Each leader, and potential prime minister, gave a ten minute address to the assembled pupils and answered questions from the floor. The Liberal Democrats won with 370 votes, The Loony Party was second with 310, the Conservatives third with 193, Labour fourth with 133 and the Green Party last with 90.

Political activity, Elections, Portrayals, Elementary school students

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