roman feko is significant.someone who has been previously convicted of a double murder of trafficked victims in the czech republic and the sentence was 2a years and he served 16 in a czech prison prior to coming here. feko‘s accomplice in cardiff was his brother—in—law, ladislav fedak. this is an organised crime group, part of the group based here in cardiff, the other part in the czech republic, and the recruiters in the czech republic were looking for for males who were down on their luck. fedak and feko owned cleaning companies in cardiff. four of their workers told police how they were forced to work. this man was beaten and paid just £100 a month. they were running a slavery operation, they were running an operation to make money on the backs of others. next to drug trafficking, modern day slavery is thought to be the world's most lucrative crime. and it's a trade that is very much alive here on the streets of wales. last year around 200 men, women and children were identified by police as potential victim

astonishingly, british police on the trail of the traffickers discovered feko had twice been convictede uk and ran businesses in the welsh capital. one of their cleaning contracts was within a stone's throw of the welsh assembly building. this is an organised crime group. part of the group were based here in cardiff, the other part were based in the czech republic. they were running a slavery operation, they were running an operation to make money on the back of others. next to drugs trafficking, modern day slavery is thought to be the world's most lucrative crime. last year more than 5000 men, women and children were identified as potential victims in the uk — a 35% increase on the previous year and a 300% rise since records began six years ago. but there could be thousands more victims out there. modern slavery and labour exploitation take many forms. we sent an undercover reporter to several roadside car washes in south wales. at this business, working alongside a team of romanians and kurds, he is offered £30 for a ten—hour day — well below the legal minimum wage. £30 a day, 0k. th

translation: i learned feko had actually bought me, i learned feko had actually bought me, i realisede like a piece of furniture. when feko himself told me that he bought me for 700 euros so i should behave in accordance with that... what i did was i got drunk, and i tried to commit suicide. ijumped off a bridge and i woke up in hospital where i talked to the police. that led to the arrest of fedak and feko and a trial at this court in this court in hradec kralove. we were allowed to film inside. why did you force men to work as slaves in the uk? how many men do you buy and sell as slaves? brought to the court in chains, charged with human trafficking after a joint investigation between south wales and czech police. both deny any wrongdoing. translation: i cried when the judge read my testimony. it is not a very good feeling. he had fallen victim to slavery. but we've discovered labour exploitation is also happening under our noses. in newport, our undercover businessman is going back to meet bakhtyar, who's hiked his prices. he now wants £85 a day for each worker. but after his cut,

mr fedak, mr feko, why did you force men to work as slaves in the uk?ublic. against modern slavery. in cleaning jobs for little or no money. and was essentially now their property. with that, what i did was i got drunk and i tried to commit suicide. but had come to the uk and ran businesses in the welsh capital. of the welsh assembly building. this is an organised crime group. were based in the czech republic. an operation to make money on the back of others. the world's most lucrative crime. records began six years ago. but there could be thousands more victims out there. modern slavery and labour exploitation take many forms. car washes in south wales. well below the legal minimum wage. £30 a day, 0k. up to £4000 a week. in our investigation and said the business had now changed hands. you helped recruit guys to work here for £3 an hour? no. you deny that, yeah? the public have got a massive responsibility. are they getting the minimum wage? very cheap, let's question ourselves where these individuals come from. community, in plain sight and under our