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  • 15 January 2020, Lower Saxony, Wolfsburg: Estifanos Abraham from Eritrea, apprentice at Edeka, is standing during a press conference at Volkswagen. Abraham completes the two-month basic training at Volkswagen before starting his apprenticeship at Edeka. Since 2015, according to VW, around 5000 refugees of different ages have taken part in the project “Training perspectives for refugees”. The Volkswagen programme, in cooperation with other companies and organisations, is designed to provide the basic qualifications for vocational training. Photo: Ole Spata/dpa (Photo by Ole Spata/picture alliance via Getty Images)Commentary

    Helping refugees find work isn’t just a humanitarian effort. It’s good for business

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