As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration moves to expand immigration detention capacity, Montreal-based GardaWorld is poised to profit.
GardaWorld Federal Services, the U.S. subsidiary of the private security firm headquartered in Montreal, won a $313-million US contract earlier this month to convert a warehouse into a detention centre in Surprise, Ariz., a fast-growing suburb outside Phoenix. The contract could potentially be worth $704 million US — nearly $1 billion Cdn.
The company already helps operate a notorious detention facility in Florida, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, which is facing legal challenges for alleged human rights abuses.
GardaWorld has not been named as a defendant in any of those lawsuits and there is no evidence of their involvement in alleged wrongdoing at Alligator Alcatraz.
But human rights activists say the contracts and the company’s association with the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raises accountability questions back home, after GardaWorld got financial backing from the Quebec government in 2022.
Why are illegal immigrants a good thing, wouldnt we want to restore the wage pressure we had prior to opening the flood gates of immigration ourselves, where every business article was talking about “quiet quitting” and rising salaries?
I’d say our healthcare and housing system wasnt overburdened as well, yet I’m supposed to love unregulated immigration just because Trump does not?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/quiet-quitting-worker-disengagement-1.6560226
The phrase is resonating, too. While the words “quiet quitting” are loaded, evoking images of a slacker or ne’er-do-well for some, others say that the approach frees up time to spend with family and friends, or to take care of oneself. In short, it’s a renewed commitment to life beyond the workplace. But behind the trend is a starker reality.
Employees want to be fairly compensated for additional time and work, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates occupational burnout and mental health issues. The ball is squarely in the court of employers, managers and executives, experts say.
