Workers in Europe's data centers are subjected to unsafe working conditions, including electrocutions and withheld wages.

Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: The exploited workers building Europe’s data centres https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/electrocutions-mental-terror-and-withheld-wages-the-exploited-workers-building-europes-data-centres A five-month investigation by Investigate Europe and media partners in nine countries reveals the harsh realities facing some working on the continent's vast AI infrastructure developments.

Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: The exploited workers building Europe’s data centres "The investigation found a recurring pattern where tech companies and their many Irish construction partners embed US-style working practices, often in defiance of national working norms." https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/electrocutions-mental-terror-and-withheld-wages-the-exploited-workers-building-europes-data-centres

Electrocutions, ‘mental terror’ and withheld wages: The exploited workers building Europe’s data centres https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/electrocutions-mental-terror-and-withheld-wages-the-exploited-workers-building-europes-data-centres Artificial Jobs: The Illusion of Big Tech’s Data Center Employment Claims https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RB_2601_DataCenterJobs.pdf What Happens When Data Centers Come To Town? https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/3a44f3bc-0a8a-4dd7-87fc-ce43e7032786 Big Tech Promised Jobs. Cities Gave Millions. Where Are the Workers? https://www.businessinsider.com/data-centers-tax-subsidies-jobs-ohio-2025-5

👉 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 ‘reinduction’ training in English, and not their native Romanian ｣ https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/electrocutions-mental-terror-and-withheld-wages-the-exploited-workers-building-europes-data-centres #datacenters #ai #europe #exploitation