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How Businesses Can Help Venezuelan Refugees

By Mark Feierstein, Gideon Maltz

A new poll shines light on the needs of a growing refugee community.

The Venezuelan refugee crisis is not going to end any time soon, and efforts of governments and aid agencies to support refugees have not been sufficient to mitigate the suffering, a new poll of Venezuelans in Peru and Colombia finds. Thus, it is imperative for the business community to help fill existing gaps in services and provide long-term relief by providing refugees with legal and stable employment that capitalizes on their professional skills and training.

The poll, conducted by...

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