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Wristbands sold to raise money for a campaign against world poverty are made in Chinese sweatshops in "slave labour" conditions, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Worthy cause: hundreds of thousands of the £1 wristbands have been sold in Britain The "shocking" conditions are disclosed in confidential "ethical audits" of factories that make the ultra-fashionable white wristbands for the Make Poverty History campaign, started by a coalition of more than 400 charities. Bob Geldof, who last week confirmed a follow-up to the 1985 Live Aid concert - to coincide with the G8 summit in July - called for action when this...

  Charity bracelets shouldn't be fashion trend By M.J. Editorial Board Published: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 Rubber bracelets started as a way to support cancer research and have since become a full-fledged fashion trend. From the original yellow Lance Armstrong bracelets to bracelets in a multitude of colors, the rubber bracelets now support everything from tsunami relief (teal) to American troops (green). There are the pink bracelets that support breast cancer, Michigan bracelets in blue that donate proceeds to the new Mott's Children's Hospital and blue Pistons bracelets that donate money to the Read to Achieve program. Some bracelets don't...

Forget signs and bumper stickers. A Safety Harbor company wants you to wear your presidential preference. Times photo: Dirk Shadd] Momentum Sales and Marketing's bracelets appear in the opposite of conventional shades: GOP bands are blue; Democrats' are red. When David Colangelo spotted the yellow LiveStrong band dangling from John Kerry's wrist, he didn't think cancer or Lance Armstrong. He saw a business opportunity. Five weeks later, Colangelo and his two associates at Momentum Sales and Marketing in Safety Harbor are rolling out their own version of the silicon bracelets just in time for the final stretch of the presidential...