Refugee hiring initiative has not hurt Starbucks
March 13, 2017
Starbucks said its business has not been hurt by calls to boycott the chain after it announced plans to hire 10,000 refugees across the globe. The coffee giant announced the hiring initiative following the Trump administration’s Jan. 29 ban on refugees from Syria along with immigrants and travelers from six other nations with Muslim majorities.
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