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Exploited workers building Europe's data centres speak out

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

An Investigate Europe report alleges migrant workers building the continent's data centres face electrocutions, withheld wages and what one worker calls 'mental terror', including forced confessions after alleged violations. The findings raise questions about labour conditions in the supply chains serving major cloud and technology firms across Europe.

Why now: The investigation exposes poor labour conditions behind Europe's rapidly expanding data centre industry, prompting concern about tech companies' supply chains.

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• 👉 Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: the exploited workers building Europe’s data centres | Investigate Europe ｢ “We are forced to sit in a room and confess to things we had not done,” one worker claims. Following a violation, they are then sent to attend a… · jbz@indieweb.social · 1

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