In the Black Lives Matter movement, the emphasis has been on income inequality, police brutality, and the lack of jobs and access to economic power that African Americans, Latinos and other minorities lack.
But according to Gerry Fernandez, the president of the Multicultural Food Service & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), a Providence, R.I.-based non-profit that helps minorities find employment in the restaurant industry and advance, unlike almost any other industry, restaurants have welcomed immigrants and people of color. It is one of the few that attracts “first-time workers, new immigrants, and people with limited skills,” he said.
Most jobs are “physical in nature” and don’t require college degrees, until you get into upper management or work on larger restaurant enterprises, he said.
But according to Gerry Fernandez, the president of the Multicultural Food Service & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), a Providence, R.I.-based non-profit that helps minorities find employment in the restaurant industry and advance, unlike almost any other industry, restaurants have welcomed immigrants and people of color. It is one of the few that attracts “first-time workers, new immigrants, and people with limited skills,” he said.
Most jobs are “physical in nature” and don’t require college degrees, until you get into upper management or work on larger restaurant enterprises, he said.
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