Germany, Oct. 17 -- The Volkswagen Group has joined the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent), a global business network which mobilizes companies around the world to support refugees. As well as encouraging companies to make commitments to help refugees, Tent also shares best practice and companies' experiences to support the economic integration of refugees. To date, the companies in the network have helped over 200,000 refugees in 34 countries.

Since 2015, the Volkswagen Group has run a number of integration initiatives across many of its brands that, through training, prepare young refugees for the job market. Over 4,500 refugees have already gone through these programs. Some of these initiatives include: the Wolfsburg pilot project "Tr...