Europe’s data centre industry is booming. But this comes at a cost: a five month investigation by Investigate Europe, Follow the Money and seven media partners found squalid living conditions, unpaid wages, and exploitative employment practices on construction sites – including on those run by tech giants like Google and Microsoft.
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/30/electrocutions-disease-and-no-pay-how-workers-risk-exploitation-in-europes-datacentres