Behind Google’s Gates
A labor inspection at a Norwegian data center exposed excessive overtime. The documents reveal what happened when authorities demanded better protection for workers.
One employee helping build Google’s data center in Skien, Norway, was recorded with almost 63 hours of overtime in four weeks. The ordinary legal limit was 25 hours.
For other workers, the time between shifts fell below the required 11 consecutive hours of rest. The shortest recorded interval was just under ten hours.
