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Credit: ITV News An employee of a Carlisle car wash at the centre of alleged modern slavery crimes has told a jury of working long hours for little pay, and having to buy gloves from a supermarket to protect his hands from cleaning chemicals. Giving evidence at the city’s crown court on Friday the man recalled paying a company 150 euros to transport him by coach from his native Romania to Carlisle in 2016. After a two-day journey he arrived on a Sunday, was housed in multi-occupancy accommodation at Compton Street, and began work at Shiny on Warwick Road the very next day.

Trio in court accused of Carlisle car wash modern slavery crimes Three men have gone on trial facing modern slavery allegations which centre on a Carlisle car wash and men who were transported from abroad to work there.‬ Defrim Paci, 42, his 37-year-old brother Jetmir Paci and Sitar Ali, aged 33, all stand accused of involvement in the exploitation of Romanian nationals who worked at the Warwick Road business during 2016 and 2017.‬ ‪Prosecutor Martin Reid told a Carlisle Crown Court jury today: “This case is all about forced labour and arranging for people to come to the UK with a vie...

BBC News Published image captionBrothers Defrim and Jetmir Paci each deny two offences Three men ran a modern day slavery ring at a car wash, a jury has heard. Workers at Carlisle's Shiny car wash suffered chemicals burns and were made to live in dirty, rat-infested homes, Carlisle Crown Court was told. Brothers Defrim and Jetmir Paci, 42 and 37, and Sitar Ali, 33, deny exploiting Romanian nationals at the Warwick Road business during 2016 and 2017. Prosecutors said the case involved arranging for people to come to the UK to be exploited. Prosecutor Martin Reid said ‪Defrim Paci "operated a...