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image captionMattresses where workers were sleeping were found inside a factory in Leicester
A counterfeit clothing company in Leicester had workers sleeping on mattresses in the factory, investigators found.
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) checked 172 factory units in the city.
In one centre five workers were found to be living in their own workplace.
GLAA director Daniel Scully leads Operation Tacit, which sees them work with the police, HMRC and other agencies to investigate issues around the workplace, including employers not paying minimum wage.
After executing search warrants in places where they struggled to get co-operation , a number of really old buildings were found to be in not great condition, with one site used to counterfeit goods also housing its employees.