Foreign Companies Pledge Skills Training for Nearly a Million US Workers

Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross sign the Pledge to America's Workers at the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington on June 12, 2019. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Executives of more than 65 foreign companies signed on June 12 the “Pledge to America’s Workers,” committing to provide nearly 930,000 training and apprenticeship opportunities in the United States.

Companies from 12 countries that attended the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington announced their plans over the next five years to educate, train, and reskill U.S. workers ranging from high-school age to near-retirement.