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'More jobs for addicts' BANKER.


A TOP banker yesterday urged businessmen to help recovering crack and heroin addicts by giving them jobs.

Barclays chief executive John Varley John Varley is the name of:
  • John Varley (painter) (1778–1842), English painter and astrologer
  • John Varley (author) (born 1947), American science fiction author
  • John Varley (banker) (born c.1956), British CEO of Barclays Bank
 said companies can play a vital role in helping drug users rehabilitate re·ha·bil·i·tate
v.
1. To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education.

2. To restore to good condition, operation, or capacity.
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He wrote on a media website: "Many homeless people and those with a history of addiction are highly motivated to work and their loyalty and commitment is typically very noticeable.

"That's because, for them, it is not just a job but a real indication they are getting their lives back on track."
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jul 6, 2009
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