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Stop Unpaid Internship Scams
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To: Yasir Naqvi, Ontario Minister of Labour Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario Taras Natyshak, Ontario NDP Labour Critic Andrea Horwath, Ontario NDP Leader Monte McNaughton, Ontario PC Labour Critic Tim Hudak, Ontario PC Leader Unpaid internship scams have gotten out of control in Ontario. Unpaid internships are replacing paid entry-level jobs and contributing to the growing youth unemployment crisis. Although many unpaid internships violate the employment standards act (ESA), the Ontario Ministry of Labour refuses to proactively enforce the law. As a result, an increasing number of young workers are cheated out of a paycheck. This unsustainable situation has to stop. I urge you to support the following reforms in order to curb the explosive growth of unpaid internship scams in Ontario: 1. Proactively enforce the current law on unpaid internships; 2. Engage in an educational campaign to inform employers, students, youth, post-secondary educational institutions and the general public about their legal rights and obligations surrounding unpaid internships; and 3. Undertake a comprehensive review of the law on unpaid internships in Ontario.
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