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

Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres

TL;DR

  • Thousands of datacentres are being built across Europe.
  • Evidence suggests some workers face dangerous conditions.
  • Workers reportedly live in fear of speaking out.
  • Investigations uncovered disturbing evidence of these issues.