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Multinational companies to hire 250,000 refugees

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Many refugees are escaping from wars. They all want to live in a safe country. More than forty multinational companies will give jobs to 250,000 refugees. They will help the refugees in the next three years. The United Nations is happy about this. It said the jobs "are absolutely essential".

There are 110 million refugees worldwide. Around 22 million of these are from Ukraine, Syria and Afghanistan. The U.N. said: "Every number is a story of an individual family who left everything, seeking safety." Amazon is giving jobs to refugees. It said refugees bring diversity and creativity.

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Refugees are increasing worldwide. Many people are fleeing wars or feel unsafe in their homeland. They all want to live in a safe country. Multinational companies will give jobs to 250,000 refugees. More than forty big companies made this offer on World Refugee Day. They will help refugees in the next three years. The United Nations was happy about this. It said the jobs "are absolutely essential".

There are 110 million refugees worldwide. Around 12 million of these are from Ukraine. Millions more are from Syria and Afghanistan. The U.N. said: "Every number is a story of an individual family who left everything, seeking safety." Amazon is hiring refugees. It said refugees would add diversity and make the company stronger. It added that: "Diversity brings…creativity and different [points of view]."

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Refugees are increasing around the world. People are fleeing wars; others feel unsafe in their homeland. They all want a new life in a safe country. Multinational companies will give jobs to 250,000 refugees. Companies like Adidas, Amazon, Pepsi and Starbucks made this offer on World Refugee Day. More than 40 corporations will help refugees in the next three years. Kelly Clements, the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, was happy about this news. She said the promises that businesses are making "are absolutely essential".

There are more than 110 million refugees worldwide. Around 12 million of these are from Ukraine. More than 6.8 million fled Syria and 5.7 million left Afghanistan. Ms Kelly said: "Every number is a story of an individual family who left everything, seeking safety…and wanting to be able to rebuild." Amazon said hiring refugees would benefit the company. It said refugees would add diversity to its workforce and would make the company stronger. Amazon added that: "Diversity brings innovation, creativity and different [points of view]."

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The number of refugees is increasing around the world. Many people are fleeing their countries because of war; others because they are unsafe in their homeland. They all want to find a new life in a safe country. Multinational companies will help around 250,000 refugees. They will give them a job. The companies made this offer on World Refugee Day. Adidas, Amazon, Pepsi and Starbucks are some of the more than 40 corporations who will help displaced people over the next three years. Kelly Clements, the U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, was happy about this news. She said: "The commitments that businesses are going to make are absolutely essential."

Kelly Clements said more than 110 million people have been displaced worldwide. Around 12 million of these are from Ukraine. More than 6.8 million have fled Syria and 5.7 million have left Afghanistan. Ms Kelly said: "Every number is a story of an individual family who left everything, seeking safety, seeking protection and wanting to be able to rebuild." An Amazon spokesperson explained why hiring refugees would benefit the company. He said: "This is good for us as a company because the opportunity to add diversity to our workforce will continue to make us a stronger company." He added that: "Diversity brings innovation, creativity and different [points of view]."

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