Leisure Clothing Defence Attorneys told the court that they are willing to pay what is owed to workers that is currently not being contested.

This was said during the testimony of former Leisure Clothing worker Nguem Van Giam, who said that he was not paid for his work there.

After arriving in Malta, Mr Giam had worked at the company for 20 days, however was then given the option to go back to Vietnam or work in a restaurant as his work in the factory was not up to the bosses standard, he said.

The Court heard that Mr Giam undertook a test prior to coming to Malta, aside from interviews with the recruitment agency in Vietnam. He testified that a friend had shown him an advert for the opening, on which he acted and contacted the Vietnamese agency.

He paid a 20 million Vietnamese Dong deposit (equivalent to around €800), but later said that the total amount he would need to pay was 90 million Dong.

He was given a sample contract that he could use in order to borrow money to pay the rest of the deposit, he argued.

During his testimony, he said that the Agent told him that he would receive a flat rate wage of €685 monthly and would earn more if he worked overtime. He undertook a test and was also shown papers of people who had previously worked there showing their wage and conditions, he testified.

He said that he was later called in again to sign a contract, however noticed that it was different from the others he saw. The agent told him that this was for tax reasons and that the pay would be the same as the sample contract he had been given, he testified.

Mr Giam added that an interview via Skype was held, where he was asked if he knew anyone in Malta, about his wage while working in Vietnam etc.

While working in Malta, he was called into a meeting with Bin Han where he was told that his work was not up to the standard desired by the boss, and as such was then sent for a job at a restaurant.

He was paid €350 per month at the restaurant and testified that after asking for more money, his wage was increased by €20 per month for his last two months at the restaurant. He worked there between December 2013 and last August, he said.

An Apartment in Sta Venera was also provided by the restaurant, he explained. Mr Giam worked in restaurant between December and August.

While asking for a raise, his new boss told him that it would be better for him to go back to Vietnam. In response, Mr Giam said that if he were to go to Vietnam he would require the 20 million Dong deposit he had made in order to be able to work at Leisure Clothing, as well as the payment he was due from the clothing factory. He said that he has yet to be paid any money from Leisure Clothing for his 20 days of work there.

The restaurant owner told him that he has nothing to do with that and to talk with Bin Han.

Han Bin and alleged police go to his apartment

Eventually Bin Han went with two men, "who said they were police officers" and told Mr Giam to pack up his items and that he was being taken to the airport. Mr Giam argued with the men, asking them to provide identification however they did not, he said. Mr Giam claimed that he asked Mr Han for the money he was owed, yet in response Mr Han said that his airline ticket was paid for.

A Vietnamese friend of Mr Giam arrived and entered the apartment. The argument continues and she eventually called the police. Two police in uniform arrived and took Mr Giam into a car, which then drove him to the airport, Mr Giam claimed.

Mr Giam realised he wasn't being taken to the police station however to the airport and called his friend. One at the airport, he was taken into a room and left there. He pleaded for help however nobody would, he said. He said that he turned to the woman next to him and pleaded for help however was met with a firm "shut up".

Eventually his friend arrived at the airport and he was allowed to meet her. His friend told him that police from Valletta were coming and he that he was going to be released from the room.

Defence Attorney, Pio Valletta asked Mr Giam whether the reason he stopped working at the restaurant was because he tried to attack a restaurant worker of Bulgarian nationality with a knife, to which Mr Giam said that he had no reason to attack him as they were friends. The Defence reserved the right for future cross-examination.

Lawyers Pio Valletta and Edward Gatt appearing for Leisure Clothing, Inspector Joseph Busuttil prosecuting.