G4S accused of ’culture of intimidation’ against asylum seekers who complain about poor housing

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  • The Asylum Market

    The producers of this short, investigative documentary have taken the highly unusual step of releasing the entire film independently a) because crucial elements of the asylum accommodation issue are being overlooked by the mainstream media & parliamentary inquiries b) in direct recognition of those who had the courage to speak out, despite a culture of intimidation being created around the reporting of appalling conditions.

    https://vimeo.com/201062637


    #business #asile #migrations #réfugiés #film #G4S #UK #Angleterre #privatisation #logement #hébergement #Serco #Clearsprings
    cc @daphne @albertocampiphoto @marty @reka

    • Quelques citations tirées du film:

      Privatisation → 3 central providers of accomodation in the UK: G4S, Serco, Clearsprings.
      They often then sub-contract their contracts to private landlords, housing associations, etc.

      Jonathan DARLING, University of Manchester:
      “G4S and Serco have no real experience of providing this form of housing before the onset COMPASS (Commercial and Operating Managers Procuring Asylum Support). They had experience before, that came from deportation flights, detention centres and so on. Their experience engaged with asylum seekers was very different from the context of providing housing in a care context”

      Stuart CROSTHWAITE, Refugee Support Workers:
      “Peole have been moved because they complained although they explained what the significance of being moved is”.
      “There are moves, there are threats, there are arbitrary conditions imposed, curfews for no reasons, signs, hundred of signs – you are not allowed to have friends there, you are not allowed to have friends stay over, you are not allowed to leave the house”

      Jonathan DARLING:
      “The other contracts that G4S have, and Serco have: detention centres, deportation contracts, historically, what we are effectively saying is that the forms of social care that we are providing for people within the asylum system are being provided by the same people who he might also be deporting people from the country. This is quite a significant political and symbolic message”