Submitted by Matt Kitchin on Friday 17th December 2021
Published on Wednesday 22nd December 2021
Current status: Closed
Closed: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Signatures: 91
Ban Unpaid Internships lasting longer than 4 weeks
There is currently an environment where many students feel pressured to undertake internships. Employers have exploited this demand for experience by offering unpaid opportunities. This can benefit privileged graduates while leaving behind the less fortunate to fend for themselves.
This problem requires, real, sensitive attention. The Sutton Trust have found that there is a very real gap between the opportunities and future employment prospects between middle and lower classes, and interning is a key factor of this. If this Government really is levelling up then they must tackle this problem with some urgency to prevent generation after generation being exploited.
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