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Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
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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 Sandu* checked his watch.
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30 Oct 05:00
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Electrocutions, disease and no pay: how workers risk exploitation in Europe’s datacentres
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