Starbucks will hire 10,000 refugees, says Schultz in message on Trump policies

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz said Sunday the company plans to hire 10,000 refugees in its stores worldwide over the next five years, starting in the U.S., where stores will focus on hiring those who served as interpreters and support personnel for U.S. troops overseas.

In a message to Starbucks employees addressing several aspects of President Trump’s recent policy moves, Schultz also said the company is helping employees affected by the executive order temporarily barring citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S.

“I can assure you that our Partner Resources team has been in direct contact with the partners {employees} who are impacted by this immigration ban, and we are doing everything possible to support and help them to navigate through this confusing period,” Schultz wrote in a note to Starbucks’ 330,000 employees in 75 countries.

Starbucks declined to say how many employees are affected.

“We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our country, and the promise of the American Dream, being called into question,” Schultz wrote.

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