The main reason the children gave for working was poverty: lack of food, clothing or money to go to school were frequently cited.

这些孩子说出事项的理由是贫贫乏难：缺衣少食，贫窭去读书的钱是人们通俗引用的话语。

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And the survey, which spoke to parents of five to 12-year-olds, claims that one in five have failed to buy an item of school clothing for their children because they did not have enough money.

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Thousands of Liverpool families could soon be forced to pay the full cost of their children's school clothing.

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She was born in Korea, and completed a degree at the Parsons School of Design, where she specialized in children's clothing.

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