... he had been sold to a factory owner by his family. Gap, which has made commitments not to use child labour, said that only one item - a girl's smock blouse - was involved. The boy said he had been working for four months without pay and would not be allowed to leave the job until the fee his family had received was repaid. Another boy of 12 said children were beaten if bosses thought they were not working hard enough, the paper reported. Dan Henkle, a spokesman for Gap, said: "We were made aware earlier this week that a reporter had found an incident of children working in a factory that was producing for one of our brands, and this is completely unacceptable for us. We have a strict prohibition on child labour, and we are taking this very seriously. This is very upsetting and we intend to investigate ...

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