Work for free – or not at all: the bitter choice for young graduates
In July, I was at an interview for a three-month unpaid internship at a campaigning organisation in central London which specialises in using public and shareholder pressure to push corporations to become more ethical.
“What exactly would I be doing?” I asked my interviewers. They explained that the intern would work mainly on a campaign for corporations to pay all employees a living wage (£8.30 an hour in London). Didn’t they find it a bit ironic, I asked, that they were looking for an unpaid intern?
“Oh,” said my interviewer, looking surprised. “That’s a really embarrassing question.”
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