Starbucks pledges to hire 10,000 refugees

In the 75 countries where it does business, Starbucks plans to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years.

Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz yesterday announced the plan in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries.

"We are living in an unprecedented time," Schultz wrote in the memo, which listed several actions the company says it is taking to "reinforce our belief in  "We are living in an unprecedented time," Schultz wrote in the memo, which listed several actions the company says it is taking to "reinforce our belief in our partners around the world." our partners around the world."

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