HLN RESEARCH. The tangle of subcontractors at Democo: “We don’t always know who our subcontractors will engage in turn”

Building promoter Democo is building a brand new provincial house in the center of Ghent. More than 1,000 companies are involved, involved in a long chain of subcontractors. Two ex-employees of the construction company sounded the alarm because the chain promotes unsafe situations. Bad registration, exploitation and even possible fraud. But how exactly does that work? Our investigative journalist delved into the tangle of subcontractors and investigated where things went wrong.

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