Britain - euronews reporter: A wage for living. Shop floor workers are among the lowest paid £6.15 an hour

Published on Dec 27, 2011 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ It is Christmas time again. Despite the crisis, British people are spending nearly 84 billion euros on seasonal shopping, up 1 per cent from last year. But on the other side of the shop windows, it is another story. Shop floor workers are among the lowest paid, even here, in London's glittering Oxford Street.

"I earn £6.15 an hour. I have to live with my uncles, and £600 doesn't go that far at all for 4 weeks" says a young Australian woman.