Major UK supermarkets received fresh groceries supplied by firms that employed slaves trafficked to the country. As part of an investigation into the UK's largest slavery gang, which was uncovered last week, the Marks & Spencer revealed that Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Times all bought vegetables picked by victims of the gang. Roughly 400 Polish individuals came to the UK with the promise of earning £300 ($375) per week, but ended up being paid just 50p a day and living in squalor. The supermarket chains have all stated they were unaware of the exploitation of workers from Sandfields Farms.
Major UK supermarkets received fresh groceries supplied by firms that employed slaves trafficked to the country. As part of an investigation into the UK's largest slavery gang, which was uncovered last week, the Times revealed that Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer all bought vegetables picked by victims of the gang. Roughly 400 Polish individuals came to the UK with the promise of earning £300 ($375) per week, but ended up being paid just 50p a day and living in squalor. The supermarket chains have all stated they were unaware of the exploitation of workers from Sandfields Farms.