Ban unpaid internships

Closed 438 signatures

What the petition asks

There is a lack of standardisation and oversight which allows the nature of individual internship programmes to be entirely dictated by the employer.

Some employers and middlemen can legally charge individuals in exchange for an internship. Young adults are rarely educated in this murky world.

This is a basic fairness issue. Unpaid interns still add value to an organisation and in a high youth unemployment environment, employers can and often do take advantage of young adults wishing to gain working experience.

This a social justice issue. Young adults from more affluent backgrounds have far better access to unpaid internships which can help progress their careers, simply because they have better support at home, an allowance, family accommodation or other private means.

Timeline

20 Jul 2015	Petition opened for signatures
20 Jan 2016	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 438

Status Closed

Opened 20 Jul 2015

Closed 20 Jan 2016

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