Zak Garner-Purkis is sat in a fastfood restaurant - his attention laser-focused on the men gathering across the road. He is trying to work out who these man are, how they have come to be there, and whether this is what modern day slavery looks like in 21st century London?

This is the story of how Zak went undercover to expose a shocking system of exploitation in the construction industry.

Read all about it: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/agenda/investigations/how-i-bought-slave-labour-in-london-an-undercover-investigation-19-12-2019/ 

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/agenda/investigations/stop-funding-slavery-19-12-2019/

Transcript available: http://thetipoffpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Transcript-The-Tip-Off-S9-Ep54-How-it-gets-built.pdf

This show is a co-production of Studio to be. 

Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan 

Co-Executive Producers: Joaquin Alvarado and Ken Ikeda

Producer: Olivia Aylmer

Audio Editor: Chloe Behrens

Sound design, audio mixing and original music: Claudia Meza

Transcription support: Soobin Kim

Theme music: Dice muse

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