Below is a list of resources that can help you advocate for your rights and stay informed on the current dialogue surrounding unpaid internships.
Internship Guidelines and Regulations
AIGA. 2023. A Guide to Internships. *US Resource
AIGA. 2019. Be Smart About Student Internships. *US Resource
Government of Canada. 2023. Federal Labour Standards for Interns and Student Interns.
Government of Canada. 2023. Federally Regulated Employer Obligations Towards Interns and Student Interns.
RGD. 2013. RGD Best Practices for Unpaid Internships.
Articles, Books, and Reports
Ables, Kelsey. 2023. Unpaid internships have been criticized for years. Why are they still around? The Washington Post.
Bashir, Adnan. 2023. Want diversity in your workforce? Ditch the unpaid ‘experience internship'. Toronto Star.
Design Interns Club. 2021. The State of Design Internships. Intern.
Gindis, Mia. 2023. The Gender Pay Gap Starts Even Before You Get Hired. Bloomberg.
Hunt, Wil, and Peter Scott. 2023. "Stepping stones or trapdoors? Paid and unpaid graduate internships in the creative sector," British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44 (4): 585-605.
Hopkins, Annika. 2024. Why Unpaid Internships Put Some Students at a Disadvantage. The Business Journals.
Illgner, Amalia and Alice Yu Deng. 2018. The Domino Effect. Intern.
Moxon, Dan, Cristina Bacalso, and Salome Dolidze. 2023. The Costs of Unpaid Internships. European Youth Forum.
Perlin, Ross. 2011. Intern Nation:How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy. Verso.
Ravishankar, Rakshitha Arni. 2021. It’s Time to Officially End Unpaid Internships. Harvard Business Review.
Toppins, Aggie. 2018. Designers, Please Pay Your Interns. AIGA Eye on Design.
Wagar, Andrew. 2023. Pay Up or Shut Up: It’s Time to End Unpaid Internships. The Message.
Campaigns and Organizations
#UnpaidIsUnfair. National Association of Colleges and Employers & Zulu Alpha Kilo.
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