Category NGOs & CSOs

Internship Pay Issues – Do we really need to care? What is the middle ground?

For the record, I am not in favour of making the minimum wage mandatory for internships. And from a pure support perspective on the issue, the fact that public opinion is spilt doesn't make it realistic to do so. The economic argument against is sound while the exploitation argument is also sound. It's not likely you can or should make mandatory the current minimum wage (RM1500) for interns at this point nor is it fair to continue to allow companies to not provide any wages and/or provide minimal wages for internships.