Fight for Interns Rights: international youth day protest

 

On Monday, 14 August, GIA and the Fair Internship Initiative (FII) teamed up to organise a protest in celebration of the the UN International Youth Day and to remind UN leaders and other employers that if they want to talk about youth empowerment they have to start within their own halls!

The protest took place at Place des Nations from 6pm and there was a procession that continued down to the “UN Beach Club” to draw attention to the glaring hypocrisy of the unpaid internship policy.

This protest had the full support of the UN Staff Union and it was encouraging to see staff members and supervisors show their sympathy for the fight for intern rights.