Senator Coons Calls on Delaware Companies to Join Effort to Help Long-Term Enemployed

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U.S. Senator Chris Coons on Friday urged Delaware companies to join a new effort by President Obama to assist unemployed Americans by signing-on to a set of best practices aimed at eliminating the stigma often attached those who have been without a job for a long period of time. Delaware-based DuPont, Inc., is among 300 U.S. companies that have already committed to the best practices.

"The long-term unemployed face unique challenges in the job market but deserve the same economic opportunity as all Americans," Senator Coons said. "The longer a worker is unemployed, the more difficult it becomes to find a job, often because there is a stigma attached to being unemployed. By getting 300 companies to commit to a set of guiding principles aimed at ending that sigma, President Obama is doing his part to preserve job opportunities for the long-term unemployed. Now Congress needs to do its part by passing an extension of emergency unemployment insurance, moving forward with bipartisan skills-training legislation, and helping our manufacturers grow and create jobs. I hope every Delaware business will join DuPont in signing-on to these best practices today."

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