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...however, the rising use of unpaid internships has recently garnered headlines for perpetuating inequality between those who can afford to work for free and those who cannot. The country's largest union federation, Trades Union Congress, launched rightsforinterns.org.uk in late March to help get the word out that internships that offer no real training are exploitative - and illegal. So far, more than 2,500 people have joined a Facebook group that a British student started called Interns Must Be Paid the Minimum Wage...
...degrading." But Schembari, who is now freelancing, still thinks she got something valuable out of the internship. "I was able to write for a website with a decent readership, and I built up my clips," she says. "My bosses were nice. They just couldn't afford to pay. But in hindsight, that really shouldn't be my problem...
...internship is deemed a stepping-stone. The majority of firms expressly cited “relevant work experience in the form of internships” as the primary motivation to hire a recent college graduate. As it stands, if you can’t afford work to without pay before graduating, you might not work at all afterwards...
...make the transition away from such internships easier, federal funding should subsidize otherwise unpaid positions at non-profits. These organizations often cannot afford to provide their interns with wages, unlike their for-profit counterparts. This funding would allow students of all backgrounds to consider opportunities outside of the profit sector, and most importantly, ensure that high net worth is not a prerequisite for considering public service as a career option...
While these reforms might result in fewer internship opportunities, this cost is worth the elimination of discrimination—specifically against those who cannot afford the opportunity cost of these internships, namely, working without wages. Employers should continue to value experience, but make it clear to students that it is no longer necessary to hold an internship to get hired...