The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration announced a new collaboration with the Tent Partnership for Refugees, founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya.
Tent is an alliance of more than 300 multinational companies, large and small dedicated to supporting refugees in the workforce, according to a news release issued Dec. 12.
“Refugees and other forcibly displaced people deserve dignity in work. Today, we are excited to announce a new partnership between @StatePRM and @TentOrg that will promote economic resilience and mobilize the business community to hire refugees,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a post on Twitter.
Gideon Maltz, Tent executive director, said he was thrilled to formalize the partnership and looked forward to cooperating closely to get more businesses to join them in providing economic opportunities for refugees, according to a Tent news release.
“The global business community has such an important role to play in improving the lives and livelihoods of refugees, and this will help many more refugees find work and thrive in their new communities,” Maltz said, according to the release.
Tent is comprised of more than 300 large multinational companies that work to help refugees, according to the Tent website.
ADP committed to mentoring 50 LGBTQ refugees in Los Angeles, New York City and Toronto over three years through the Tent network in 2020, the website reported. Starbucks committed to employing 1,000 refugees in Canada by 2022, and H&M works with 20 suppliers, employing about 500 refugees. By 2025, H&M plans to double the number of suppliers creating jobs for at least 2,000 refugees in Turkey. In addition, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Academy has supported more than 175 entrepreneurs in France, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.
