German news magazine Stern reports that emergency services were called to the Grunheide factory, on the outskirts of Berlin, around 250 times in 2022 alone.
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Although not open yet, Tesla’s Gigafactory near Berlin is the focus of much scrutiny. German authorities are now probing alleged violations of labor laws at the construction site.
According to Reuters, the State Office for Occupational Safety is investigating whether minimum wages are being paid and whether rules on working hours and conditions for workers’ housing are being respected by Tesla.
Business Insider spoke to Polish construction workers employed at the site. They said (and the outlet confirmed) they were being 40 zlotys per hour ($10.51 USD), or the equivalent of €8.70, which is less than the German minimum wage.
The workers are also being kept in hostels with hundreds of others.
May 5, 2021
Update: The Parliament members read a report from the Occupational Health and Safety Authority, which visits the Giga Berlin site every week. There was no exceedance of 8 hours of working time found by the Authority, nor were there any violations of COVID-19 protocols, via Claus Ableiter.
Tesla has been found not to be violating labor laws at its German Gigafactory, better known as Giga Berlin, State Parliament members say. After a meeting on Tuesday, which had several members of the Parliament speak regarding their findings at the Giga Berlin site, Tesla is not violating any labor laws that protect employees and workers from being subjected to unfair practices.
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German authorities are probing possible violations of labour laws at the construction site of Tesla s future German factory, Business Insider reported on Tuesday.
The State Office for Occupational Safety and the agency tasked with fighting illicit work were investigating whether minimum wages are being paid as well as whether rules on working hours and conditions for construction workers housing were being adhered to, the news outlet reported.
Tesla and the German authorities were not immediately for comment.
Tesla aims to wrap up the construction of its factory near Berlin, its first gigafactory in Europe, within months and start production at the Gruenheide site towards the end of 2021.