Petition Stricter control of internships to stop misuse of free labour by employers.

As a graduate we are expected to do ATLEAST a years worth of free internships, however a lot of these 'internships' are full time jobs but unpaid.
The current laws are too vague and open to abuse by unscrupulous employers to basically get free labour.

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http://www.internaware.org/understand_the_law

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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