4,8 million Young people unemployed in Europe (<25 years old) 4,5 million Students and graduates do an internship each year in Europe Structural Trends
59 % 40 % 30 % of interns are UNPAID work WITHOUT a CONTRACT of internships have NO LEARNING CONTENT Structural Traps
Sandwich Protest
Génération Précaire
Geneva Interns Association
Unpaid Is Unfair
UN Declaration of Human Rights, Article 23 (1) Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. (2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work. (3) Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration…
Politics as Usual? Trade Unions?
European Tour to Co-create a social enterprise
Quality Label to Incentivize
Dedicated Web Platform
Internship Ratings for Transparency
Endorsements & Community Building
Key Questions for Research and Policymaking 1.Virtual internships? 2.Responsibility for Employable skills 3.Compulsory during studies? 4.Only Part of education? 5.Always Paid? 6.Why not considered work experience? 7.What are the value of internships to employers & to young people? 8. What are the impact of unpaid internship on young people skills and on the economy?