What companies are big in your country? Who employs a big workforce where you are? You could enlist these companies or individuals in helping refugees too.
Around the world, lots of businesses have either made it a policy to employ refugees, or have created dedicated training schemes to equip refugees with skills that a local employer will recognise.
For example, the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Toronto, Canada, has a six-week training course in hospitality specifically for refugees. Watch their General Manager talking about how the scheme is a win-win for them.
All it takes is for you to ask – so you could approach businesses in your community and ask them to make a specific commitment to train or employ refugees.
Learn more:
They fled war in Syria. Today, they manufacture emergency equipment for Canadians (National Observer)
Montreal factory welcomes Syrian refugees with jobs, French lessons (Toronto Star)
