US EditionFrench tech company Capgemini to sell US unit linked to ICE
Capgemini will divest its US unit after controversy over skip-tracing services for ICE, which generated $4.8 million in contracts, amid political and public pressure in France.
- On Sunday, Capgemini said it was selling its US subsidiary working for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the divestiture process will be initiated immediately.
- French lawmakers demanded transparency after Multinationals Observatory revealed the ICE contract and Aiman Ezzat wrote last week that management were 'recently made aware' of it, prompting political pressure.
- Capgemini Government Solutions has been under contract since 18 December to provide skip tracing services for enforcement and removal operations worth $4.8 million through 15 March.
- Thousands protested in major US cities, with demonstrators rallying in New York and Los Angeles while Capgemini said the disputed December contract is under internal appeal.
- The unit represents just 0.4 percent of group revenue and Capgemini said legal restrictions and firewalls limited control, while the subsidiary holds one of 13 contracts with ICE.
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An extraordinary board of directors of Capgemini had been convened this weekend. Several unions told the AFP their relief at the announcement of this "walk out".
Under pressure, Capgemini decided to separate himself from his American subsidiary involved in a contract with the immigration police. A decision presented as a "departure route", while trade unions and politicians denounced a lack of ethical control.
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