Idaho’s Treasure Valley employers are embracing refugee workers more than ever. Here’s why.

In 2011, The Modern Hotel in Downtown Boise hired Dah Bu, a Burmese refugee, to work in the kitchen, washing dishes.

The hire was neither symbolic nor political, said Remi Courcenet, food and beverage manager.

"At first, we just needed workforce," he said. "It’s not easy work. It’s just hard to find reliable people to fill some of those positions."

"They come with a positive attitude every day, even if they wash dishes, which isn’t that especially fun," he said. "Everybody gets involved. It becomes so much more than just a job."

BY ZACH KYLE
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