- Target:
- Number 10, Downing Street.
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- www.internaware.org
Access to internships is unequal and unfair, with many people being excluded from accessing the opportunities which would allow them to get the jobs they deserve.
Too often internships have inadequate or no remuneration and expenses. People who are unable to work for free are therefore put at a disadvantage in an increasingly competitive jobs market. Schemes are furthermore concentrated in London where above average living costs often make access to internships for those from outside the capital financially impossible.
Paying interns the minimum wage would ensure that whatever your economic background, you are able to achieve your full potential.
We, the undersigned, call on the government to make internships fair by ensuring all interns are paid the national minimum wage.
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The Make Internships Fair petition to Number 10, Downing Street. was written by Gus Baker and is in the category Employment at GoPetition.