Over 40 companies commit to provide jobs and training to more than 250.000 refugees
At today’s Tent Partnership for Refugees' European Business Summit in Paris, 41 leading companies have collectively announced ambitious commitments to provide over 250,000 Ukrainian refugee women and other refugees with jobs and training across Europe. The commitments being made will strengthen companies’ workforces, fill labor gaps, and boost European economies.
Brands committing to hire 13,680 Ukrainians and other refugees into their workforce over the next three years across Europe included: Amazon (5,000 refugees), Hilton (1,500 refugees), Marriott International (1,500 refugees), ISS (1,000 refugees) and Teleperformance (500 refugees).
Staffing agencies also made extraordinary commitments to connect refugees to work over the next three years, by including them in their contingent workforces as well as placing them in jobs with their clients across Europe. Their pledges totaled 152,000 and include: Adecco (50,000 refugees), Randstad (40,000 refugees), EWL Group (35,000 refugees), ManpowerGroup (30,000 refugees).
In addition, a number of major companies announced commitments to provide training – both directly as well as through partner organizations – over the next three years to help refugees develop in-demand technical skills such as IT, coding, and cyber security, as well as gain a better understanding of the European job market: Accenture (16,000 refugees), Indeed (15,000 refugees), Cisco (10,000 refugees), Microsoft (5,000 refugees), Generali (5,000 refugees).
Support from Google.org that will leverage Google’s resources and technology know-how to bridge the gap between businesses and Ukrainian refugees in Poland was also announced today.
New strategic partnerships with LinkedIn and Visa to accelerate the growth of Tent’s Refugee Women Mentorship Program in Europe were also announced at the Summit today – including funding.
A complete list of the commitments announced at the Summit can be found here.