{"id":3000000131,"date":"2018-06-17T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"\/newsroom\/refugees-find-the-help-they-need-at-wework\/"},"modified":"2020-04-03T15:34:13","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:34:13","slug":"refugees-find-the-help-they-need-at-wework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/employee-spotlight\/refugees-find-the-help-they-need-at-wework","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You\u2019re not just coming to your job. You feel like home\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As World Refugee Week kicks off, WeWork is celebrating refugees and their contributions to communities around the world. WeWork has joined the global effort through a commitment to hire 1,500 refugees over five years.<\/p>\n<p>One person who has already benefited from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/refugees\">WeWork\u2019s Refugee Initiative<\/a> is Mamadou Diallo, who left his home in Guinea because of political unrest. He\u2019s happy to have found a job at WeWork.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0Yj4dyBzMcU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long journey, and I have to do a lot,\u201d he says, \u201cbut I\u2019m on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A native of Tibet, Chanda has two small children that depend on her for support. 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