in hindi, sonapur means 'city of gold' - but in reality, it's more of a shanty town. it's this pool of labor that american subcontractors dip into to find workers for us military bases in afghanistan. >> what would happen if someone tried to apply for a job directly with ecolog? >> the typical business model, i'll call it, that's used by the gulf subcontractors is they will go to india, or nepal or philippines, or kenya, and they will link up with a recruiter. they work out first the above the board terms. and then there is the below the board agreement. which is the kickback. >> we needed to speak to someone intimately familiar with the arrangements between subcontractors and their agents. in afghanistan, ravi had given us the name of the recruiter in dubai who connected him to ecolog. to get this agent to talk to us openly, my producer and i posed as employees of a subcontractor, looking to hire indian workers. we set up a meeting with the agent near his office, and filmed it using two hidden cameras. he told us his credentials. >> and if they have to stay in dubai,

in hindi, sonapur means 'city of gold' - but in reality, it's more of a shanty town. it's this pool of labor that american subcontractors dip into to find workers for us military bases in afghanistan. >> what would happen if someone tried to apply for a job directly with ecolog? >> the typical business model, i'll call it, that's used by the gulf subcontractors is they will go to india, or nepal or philippines, or kenya, and they will link up with a recruiter. they work out first the above the board terms. and then there is the below the board agreement. which is the kickback. >> we needed to speak to someone intimately familiar with the arrangements between subcontractors and their agents. in afghanistan, ravi had given us the name of the recruiter in dubai who connected him to ecolog. to get this agent to talk to us openly, my producer and i posed as employees of a subcontractor, looking to hire indian workers. we set up a meeting with the agent near his office, and filmed it using two hidden cameras. he told us his credentials. >> and if they have to stay in dubai,