Safe Car Wash was launched by the C of E’s anti-slavery campaign The Clewer Initiative and the Catholic Church’s Santa Marta Group last June.
New analysis by the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab also reveals the application was downloaded 8,225 times during its first six months.
Chair of The Clewer Initiative, Bishop Alastair Redfern said: “This research shows that the Safe Car Wash app has made an excellent start towards mapping the extent of modern slavery and labour exploitation in hand car washes, and, crucially raising public awareness of this issue.
“Sadly, the findings so far confirm what we already feared – that many car washes do not protect their workers.”
Customers concerned by working conditions at a hand car wash have been urged to download the Safe Car Wash app and complete a survey which includes key indicators of modern slavery.
It asks the user to consider whether staff members are equipped with appropriate protective clothing – such as gloves and boots – and whether there is evidence of staff living on site.
Today a report from the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab into the data from the Safe Car Wash app is published! Read the highlights and download the report: https://t.co/UqGox1ybHf pic.twitter.com/VsxtOj2oTJ
— Clewer Initiative (@theclewer) April 7, 2019
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