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Datacentre workers in Europe face electrocution and unpaid wages
Original: Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
A joint investigation by the Guardian and Investigate Europe reports that workers building Europe's rapidly expanding datacentres face dangerous conditions, including electrocutions and disease, as well as unpaid wages and fear of speaking out. The findings come as thousands of datacentres are constructed across the continent to serve cloud and AI demand.
Why now: Datacentre construction is booming across Europe, and the investigation exposes unsafe, exploitative labour conditions behind that growth.
The GuardianInvestigate EuropeEuropean Union
Evidence
- Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres · The Guardian
As thousands of datacentres are constructed across Europe, the Guardian and Investigate Europe have uncovered disturbing evidence that some workers building them are exposed to dangerous conditions and living in fear of speaking out
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