Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lisa Nandy (Labour), on Monday, 9 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 20 members in total.

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INTERNS

That this House congratulates the magazines, Elle and Cosmo for agreeing to pay their interns; believes that unpaid internships in the media remain the norm and that this should be challenged; notes that the report to the Cabinet Office entitled Fair Access to Professional Careers by Alan Milburn identifies journalism as `one of the most socially exclusive of professions'; further notes that unpaid internships play a role in excluding many people looking for work in the media industry; further believes that interns in the media profession should be paid for their work; and supports Cashback for Interns, the National Union of Journalists' campaign to protect interns in the media industry.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

357 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Alan Meale

John McDonnell

Austin Mitchell

Martin Caton

Subjects

Employment Media

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk