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August 26, 2008

Children paid 12p a day to sell BBC magazines

By Dominic wireposts

Children as young as eight are being paid as little as 12p per day to sell BBC magazines such as Top Gear and Good Homes on roadside pitches in India, the Sunday Times reports. The BBC says it is “working urgently” to tackle the problem.

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