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The Trump administration plans to overhaul the U.S. immigrant detention system by renovating warehouses to hold over 80,000 detainees simultaneously, aiming to expedite deportations, according to internal ICE documents.
Amazon is rapidly increasing its use of robots in warehouses, with over 1 million machines deployed, surpassing human employees, to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This automation has led to a decrease in the number of workers per facility and the creation of new high-tech jobs, while also raising concerns about future job reductions due to AI advancements.
Amazon has overhauled its logistics and delivery mechanism to send products to customers more quickly, with a focus on improving profitability. The company has cut delivery times, reshaped its inventory management, and changed the search results customers see on its website. Amazon has doubled its U.S. warehouse space in just two years and operates more than 1,000 facilities throughout the country. The company has increased the speed of delivery by expanding warehouses it calls "same-day centers" and has seen a 15% reduction in the distance items travel from fulfillment centers to customers.
Amazon warehouses have a serious injury rate of 6.6 per 100 workers, more than double the rate of non-Amazon warehouses, according to a report from the Strategic Organizing Center. The report argues that Amazon has not made meaningful progress on its total rate of injuries or serious injuries between 2017 and 2022. Amazon's serious injury rate fell by about 3% between 2021 and 2022, but its overall injuries increased. Labor advocates have criticized Amazon's workplace safety record, and several states have passed laws taking aim at its work quotas. Amazon has defended its safety record and plans to invest $550 million on safety initiatives in 2023.