The European Youth Forum and the European Trade Union Confederation, as well as activists and EU lawmakers, gathered in front of the European Parliament in Brussels on 10 November, International Interns Day, to demand more rights for trainees. The goal of the event was to highlight the value of young people’s work and to ask for more consistent rights and fair working conditions for interns. Unpaid and unfairly paid internships are a common practice in different EU countries, and several attendees at the event reported having witnessed such practices during their careers. Read more here.
Source: Euractive