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Starbucks plans to employ 10,000 refugees (3rd February, 2017)

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Starbucks will give jobs to 10,000 refugees over five years. Starbucks is

unhappy with President Trump's ban on people from seven Muslim countries.

Starbucks will welcome people escaping from war. It said: "There are more than

65 millionrefugees, and we [will] hire 10,000 of themin 75 countries

around the world."

Many Trump supporters are angry. They want people to stay away from

Starbucks and any company who says bad things about Mr Trump. They want

Starbucks to help war veterans in the US and not refugees. Other people started

the hashtag #GrabYourWallet. They want people to stay away from companies

that support Mr Trump.

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Starbucks has said it would employ 10,000 refugees over the next five

years. The boss of the international chain is unhappy with President Donald

Trump's ban on people from seven Muslim countries. The boss promised to

welcome people escaping from war, violence and discrimination. He said:

"There are more than 65 millionrefugees, and we are developing plans to hire

10,000 of themin the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does

business."

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Many Trump supporters are angry with Starbucks and want a boycott of the

coffee shops. They want Starbucks to help the unemployed war veterans in the

USA instead of refugees. Starbucks has hired 8,800 veterans since 2013. Mr

Trump's supporters want people to boycott companies who are negative about

the President. Opponents of Mr. Trump started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet to

get people to avoid companies linked to Mr Trump.

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The CEO of Starbucks has said his company would employ 10,000 refugees

over the next five years. The CEO of the international coffee shop chain is

unhappy with President Donald Trump's ban on people from seven Middle

Eastern and North African countries. The CEO said he promised to make a big

effort to welcome people escaping from war, violence and discrimination. He

added: "There are more than 65 millionrefugees, and we are developing plans

to hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 countries around the world

where Starbucks does business."

Many people are angry with Starbucks. Trump supporters called for a

boycott of Starbucks coffee shops. They want Starbucks to help the 40,000

unemployed war veterans in the USA instead of refugees. Starbucks has already

hired 8,800 veterans since 2013. Mr Trump's supporters asked consumers to

stop doing business with companies who are negative about the President, like

Amazon. Opponents of Mr. Trump have started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet

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to get consumers to avoid doing business with companies that have supported

Mr Trump or have business links to him.

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Starbucks boss Howard Schultz has said his company would employ 10,000

refugees over the next five years. Mr Schultz is the CEO of the international

coffee shop chain. He is very unhappy with President Donald Trump's new ban

on the citizens of seven Middle Eastern and North African countries. Schultz

said his promise was, "a concerted effort to welcome and seek opportunities for

those fleeing war, violence, persecution and discrimination". He added: "There

are more than 65 million citizens of the world recognized as refugees by the

United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 of them over five

years in the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business."

Many people are angry at Mr Schultz's plans. Trump supporters have asked

people to boycott Starbucks coffee shops. They say that Mr Schultz should be

doing more to help the 40,000 unemployed military veterans in the USA instead

of refugees. Starbucks said it has already hired 8,800 of the 10,000 veterans it

promised to hire in 2013 by 2018. Trump supporters have also asked consumers

to quit doing business with other companies who are critical of the President,

like Macys and Amazon. On the opposite side, opponents of Mr. Trump have

started the hashtag #GrabYourWallet. This encourages consumers to avoid

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doing business with companies that have supported Mr Trump or have business

links to him.

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