24 October 2010 Last updated at 12:49 ET

Romanian children found working in Worcestershire field

The GLA said the workers were not adequately dressed for the cold Seven Romanian children between the ages of nine and 16 have been found working in a field in Worcestershire.

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and West Mercia Police found the children with a group of adults in the field in the Malvern Hills district on Wednesday.

The children, some of whom were with their parents, were taken into police protection.

A GLA spokesman said no arrests had been made but inquiries were ongoing.

The spokesman said officers found a group of 50 Romanians working where no licensed gangmaster could be established.

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