Multiple Grammy-winning musical genius Nile Rodgers spoke out at the launch of Key4Life’s new Younited campaign, a flagship movement and a call to action to businesses of all sizes in the UK to offer employment to young people with an offending background.
Nile Rogers at the launch of Key4Life's new Younited campaign
He claims ex-offenders are overlooked by employers despite having the correct skill sets for vacant jobs.
The eclectic icon behind feel-good classics like ‘We are Family’ and ‘Le Freak’, lit the stage up in a special performance for the charity at Gray’s Inn, London and has thrown his weight behind the initiative, claiming that skills learned in the criminal world are easily transferable and can be put to better use in the business space.
Rodgers, who has employed ex-offenders, said: "It’s amazing to me that people don’t quite understand that if people don’t have second chances,...
Nile Rogers at the launch of Key4Life's new Younited campaign
He claims ex-offenders are overlooked by employers despite having the correct skill sets for vacant jobs.
The eclectic icon behind feel-good classics like ‘We are Family’ and ‘Le Freak’, lit the stage up in a special performance for the charity at Gray’s Inn, London and has thrown his weight behind the initiative, claiming that skills learned in the criminal world are easily transferable and can be put to better use in the business space.
Rodgers, who has employed ex-offenders, said: "It’s amazing to me that people don’t quite understand that if people don’t have second chances,...
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