For years, unpaid internships have been criticized as a form of exploitation of young workers and marginalization of those from low-income backgrounds.

 

For years, unpaid internships have been criticized as a form of exploitation of young workers and marginalization of those from low-income backgrounds. While the European Union has made strides in the matter with the bloc's parliament voting in favor of banning unpaid internships unrelated to academic work, half of all internships in the U.S. remained unpaid in 2022.