// Harrods and Mulberry become the latest retailers to join the UK Ukraine Business Consortium Network
// Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 45 UK companies fashioned a consortium and pledged their assist to incoming refugees
Luxury retailers Harrods and Mulberry are the latest names to join the UK Ukraine Business Consortium Network, a scheme to provide long-term support for refugees, both from the ongoing war in Ukraine and other international crises.
Shortly after the outbreak of war, 45 UK businesses, including retailers Marks & Spencer and ASOS, formed a UK-based consortium pledging their support to incoming refugees.
Some have supported refugees with jobs, others have offered important provides similar to sim playing cards for cell phones, and others have facilitated one-on-one mentoring relationships.
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Harrods is a part of the consortium, however is just not but sponsoring the challenge with Refuaid.
Mulberry is now set to join members of the consortium scaling up their assist for refugee employment charity Refuaid and while Harrods is a part of the consortium, it is now yet sponsoring the challenge with Refuaid.
Refuaid CEO Anna Jones was particularly excited to have Mulberry on board after a fashion designer fleeing Ukraine contacted the charity for support.
She says the luxury retailer is sponsoring four refugees from Ukraine as well as helping a group of tailors from Afghanistan retrain as handbag artisans and opening up vacancies across its manufacturing operation and head office.
Over 10 million people have been displaced since Russia invaded Ukraine on the finish of February, with the bulk fleeing to neighbouring nations together with Poland, Romania, Hungary and Moldova.
These searching for refuge and employment within the UK have confronted complicated layers of paperwork and crimson tape, which the consortium is searching for to handle.
“Our skilled lives and achievements are an enormous a part of how we outline ourselves as people, so the power to proceed with our chosen profession can’t be underestimated,” an announcement from Mulberry chief executive Thierry Andretta said.
“Intensive language programs, entry to an expert community and recommendation in addition to assist and funding to recertify skilled {qualifications} are all mandatory steps to the tip purpose of significant employment.”
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