The German Minister of Employment and social Affairs wants to protect interns exiting higher education, 70% of who work without being paid anything. Furthermore, the number of "integration internships"supported by the government will increase from 25000 to 40000. (Ref. 06910)
Protecting higher interns. According to Franz Müntefering, the time has come for companies to stop exploiting interns and to help the “internship generation.” During the debate on the budget that took place last week, the minister warned that he was going to amend the “Law on professional training,” if social partners could not agree on the matter. The minister’s project, mostly concerning internships performed by students in higher education, came as a reaction to the increase in the number
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