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Slavery ring that forced 400 people to work for 50p a day is broken
Victims were forced to work for as little as 50p a day, lived in squalor, and had to go to food banks and soup kitchens to eat.
The UK’s largest-ever modern slavery ring – which forced more than 400 people to work for as little as 50p a day – has been broken and its ringleaders convicted.
Following two trials, five men and three women, all originally from Poland, were convicted of modern slavery offences and money laundering.
The gang, led by the Brzezinski family, preyed on homeless people, ex-prisoners and alcoholics, also from Poland.
Their targets were trafficked to the UK after being offered good money, but instead were housed in squalor.
Some of them were desperate for money to pay for family members’ medical care.
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Slavery ring that forced 400 people to work for 50p a day is broken
Victims were forced to work for as little as 50p a day, lived in squalor, and had to go to food banks and soup kitchens to eat.
2019-07-05T10:48:29Z