2023-06-19 22:55:10
Multinational companies including Amazon, Marriott and Hilton have pledged to employ more than 13,000 refugees, including Ukrainian women fleeing the war with Russia, over the next three years in Europe.
Ahead of World Refugee Day, which is celebrated on Tuesday, more than forty companies said that they will hire, facilitate the work or train a total of a quarter of a million refugees, of whom 13,680 will get direct jobs in those companies.
“Each number is the story of a family who has left everything, in search of safety, in search of protection, and wants to rebuild as quickly as possible so the commitments that the two companies will make are absolutely necessary,” said Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees.
Clements added that 110 million people have been displaced worldwide, of whom an estimated twelve million are from Ukraine, almost half of whom live in Europe, following the largest refugee exodus the continent has seen since World War II.
The Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent Partnership for Refugees), a non-profit organization founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, has organized the recruitment drive in Europe, which connects businesses and refugees, and will be unveiled at a rally in Paris.
The group’s first summit in the United States last year resulted in commitments to place 22,725 refugees.
In the new round, Amazon leads the group, as it pledged to employ at least five thousand refugees over the next three years in Europe, followed by “Marriott” and “Hilton”, as they will each employ one thousand five hundred refugees, then “Starbucks” and “ES.” S, hiring 1,000 each, on top of smaller pledges from brands such as Adidas, Starbucks, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Hyatt.
“This is good for us as a company because the opportunity to add diversity to our workforce will make us a stronger company,” said Ofori Agbuka, Amazon Vice President of Human Resources. “With diversity comes innovation, creativity, and different visions.”
He added that the vast majority of jobs in execution and warehousing centers and in transportation and delivery will be hourly.
Amazon had announced the abolition of twenty-seven thousand jobs earlier this year, as part of a wave of layoffs following technology companies ramped up hiring during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Agboka said these layoffs primarily affected paid office jobs.
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