On Europe's data center construction sites, workers are exploited amid climate of 'terror'

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1. Fri, 30 October 2026

   7 reports
   • Google News - Europe query04:55
     On Europe's data center construction sites, workers are exploited amid climate of 'terror'

     On Europe's data center construction sites, workers are exploited amid climate of 'terror' Le Monde.fr

   • Le Monde English04:55first to reportedited after publishing
     On Europe's data center construction sites, workers are exploited amid climate of 'terror'

     A five-month investigation by Investigate Europe with partners in eight countries, including 'Le Monde,' reveals the multiplication of dangerous practices on data center construction sites in several European countries.

     1 reprint

     • Le Monde (France)30 Oct, 05:00their copy
   • The Guardian World05:00
     Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres

     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 Sandu* checked his watch. He was winding down the last 15 minutes of his shift at a vast Google datacentre site in Saint-Ghislain, Belgium, in March, when the call came in. The 34-year-old electrical tester had already worked almost 10 hours, but says such...

   • Google News - Europe query05:56
     Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: the exploited workers building Europe’s data centres

     Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: the exploited workers building Europe’s data centres Investigate Europe

   • Google News - Europe query05:56
     Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: the exploited workers building Europe’s data centres

     Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: the exploited workers building Europe’s data centres Investigate Europe

   • Google News - Europe query06:29
     Electrocutions, Intimidation and Wage Theft Haunt Europe’s Data Center Workers

     Electrocutions, Intimidation and Wage Theft Haunt Europe’s Data Center Workers Tech Policy Press

   • tportal (Croatia)18:31
     Potresno otkriće u Europi: Bolesti, neplaćen rad i strah od otkaza na gradilištima giganata

     Teške ozljede na radu, prenapučen smještaj, neplaćeni prekovremeni sati i strah od gubitka posla: iza ubrzane izgradnje europskih podatkovnih centara, ključnih za razvoj umjetne inteligencije, kriju se ozbiljni problemi s radničkim pravima. Petomjesečno istraživanje Guardiana i novinarske organizacije Investigate Europe otkrilo je niz spornih praksi na gradilištima povezanima s Googleom i Microsoftom, jer radnici migranti tvrde da rade u opasnim uvjetima, a dio njih boji se javno progovoriti o...

2. Sat, 31 October 2026

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   • N1 Info (Croatia)12:05
     Teške ozljede, tuberkuloza i neplaćeni prekovremeni sati: Što se događa na gradilištima tehnoloških divova?

     Istraga britanskog Guardiana i Investigate Europea otkrila je ozbiljne probleme s radnim uvjetima na gradilištima podatkovnih centara diljem Europe, u

3. Sun, 1 November 2026

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   • iRozhlas (Czechia)17:09
     ‚Za plotem zneužívají zaměstnance.‘ V datacentrech často dochází k porušování zásad bezpečnosti práce

     V Evropě aktuálně rostou tisíce datových center, která jsou nezbytná pro rozvoj umělé inteligence. Jak ale ukázalo vyšetřování deníku The Guardian a novinářského týmu Investigative Europe, někteří dělníci, kteří se podílejí na jejich výstavbě, se potýkají se špatnými pracovními podmínkami, včetně rizika zásahu elektrickým proudem či nevyplacených odměn.