Exploited for a Good Cause? Campaigning Against Unpaid Internships in the UK Charity Sector
In this activist report I aim to show that unpaid internships in charities need to be understood as both morally unjust and exploitative, and that we can do something about it. Together with my fellow interns and interns from another charity, I organized a campaign, NoPay?NoWay!, for a decent wage f...
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Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group
2015-09-01
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| description | In this activist report I aim to show that unpaid internships in charities need to be understood as both morally unjust and exploitative, and that we can do something about it. Together with my fellow interns and interns from another charity, I organized a campaign, NoPay?NoWay!, for a decent wage for all workers in the charity sector, including interns. After six months, we successfully managed to stop the use of unpaid internships in both workplaces. This is my story. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fca854ffe2a448d8a11e6f0d08ad0e62023-09-03T05:18:06ZengPaderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research GrouptripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X1726-670X2015-09-0113259960210.31269/triplec.v13i2.668668Exploited for a Good Cause? Campaigning Against Unpaid Internships in the UK Charity SectorVera Weghmann0University of NottinghamIn this activist report I aim to show that unpaid internships in charities need to be understood as both morally unjust and exploitative, and that we can do something about it. Together with my fellow interns and interns from another charity, I organized a campaign, NoPay?NoWay!, for a decent wage for all workers in the charity sector, including interns. After six months, we successfully managed to stop the use of unpaid internships in both workplaces. This is my story.https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/668InternshipsvolunteeringresistanceactivismUK |
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| title | Exploited for a Good Cause? Campaigning Against Unpaid Internships in the UK Charity Sector |
| title_full | Exploited for a Good Cause? Campaigning Against Unpaid Internships in the UK Charity Sector |
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| title_short | Exploited for a Good Cause? Campaigning Against Unpaid Internships in the UK Charity Sector |
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