Investigate Europe: Electrocutions, Tuberculosis and Wage Theft Haunt Eight-Country AI Data Center Workforce
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A five-month Investigate Europe probe published October 30 across eight countries documents 400-volt arc-flash electrocutions, tuberculosis outbreaks in migrant housing (24 workers per kitchen, 14 men per bathroom), 60-hour weeks without overtime, and nearly €900,000 in unpaid wages withheld from 78 Romanian workers at flagship US tech data centers. Belgian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Italian unions reported being locked out of sites 'more closed than a state prison.'
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A five-month investigation by Investigate Europe in partnership with Tech Policy Press and media partners in nine countries reveals the harsh realities facing some working on the continent's vast AI infrastructure develo…
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