World Refugee Day 2017: Deutsche Post DHL Group looks to long-term programs to facilitate refugee integration
The results to date have been positive. Some 16,000 employees from various Deutsche Post branches are involved in more than 1,000 regional aid projects for refugees and the company has signed employment contracts with 325 young adult refugees. The Group has clearly made progress in reaching the goals of its refugee initiative: Providing professional orientation and prospects to refugees. In the program, which includes language components and personal support, mentors from different Group areas form tandem partnerships with young refugees. The young refugees benefit from the professional and life experience of their mentors who in turn gain new perspectives from their protégés. Employees who are involved in the refugee initiative contr