Ombudsman: System of unpaid trainees in EU foreign delegations should end

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Series Details EO/17/02 (17.02.17)
Publication Date 17/02/2017
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Following a complaint from a young EU trainee, the European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, recommended in February 2017 that the European External Action Service (EEAS) pay all of its trainees an appropriate allowance to allow greater access for young people of all backgrounds.

The EEAS has a network of 139 EU delegations worldwide employing nearly 6,000 people and in 2016 offered approximately 800 unpaid traineeships. Across EU institutions, other than the EEAS, paid traineeships are the norm. Brussels-based EEAS trainees are however paid.
Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/press/release.faces/en/76116/html.bookmark
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EUObserver, 17.02.17: EU foreign service should pay its interns, EU watchdog says https://euobserver.com/social/136937
EurActiv, 17.02.17: O’Reilly reprimands EEAS over unpaid internships https://www.euractiv.com/section/social-europe-jobs/news/oreilly-reprimands-eeas-over-unpaid-internships/
EUObserver, 17.02.17: [Opinion]: A bold call for traineeship equality https://euobserver.com/opinion/136951
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