App sounds alarm for slavery at UK hand carwash sites

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App sounds alarm for slavery at UK hand carwash sites
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People use Safe Car Wash app to report 930 suspected slavery cases in the period June to December last year

More than 900 drivers have reported potential cases of modern slavery involving workers at hand carwash services, using an app that makes it easy for people to sound the alarm if they have suspicions.

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