ETUC: Open Letter to MEPs: Ban Unpaid Internships
Dear Members of the European Parliament,
Europe is fighting another round of deadly pandemic while the consequences of the previous waves are taking a high toll on our citizens. The inflation paired with the slow (if any) increase in wages is driving social inequalities to extremes.
Young people have already been identified as those who suffer unprecedented consequences in the form of skyrocketing unemployment and precarious work and therefore we have welcomed the initiative of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee to put forward a resolution on Empowering European Youth, that would address the concrete steps that can improve the lives of young people and young workers in Europe.
The credibility of the European Institutions to lead Europe out of the crisis is on the line and for this reason, we believe that the resolution must be ambitious and propose concrete and binding solutions to improve the lives of young workers.
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