FII Bonn

The Fair Internship Initiative is a youth-led organization advocating for fair and accessible internship programmes in the UN system. Welcome to Bonn’s team!

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Seven countries — including the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Iran, Israel and Venezuela — are responsible for 97 percent of the unpaid United Nations budget. https://t.co/SwTeqlnUlr

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Check out some key results from our recent staff survey.
The support for fair and paid internships from UN staff in Bonn is truly incredible!

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"Unpaid internships are characteristic of a dysfunctional model of hyper-capitalism. They are economically unsound and they undermine the social fabric, as well as damage the company’s reputation both internally and externally."

[Guidance @GuideGoddess]

Job, work placement or internship? Some great insight from ⁦⁦@UL⁩ in the ⁦@IrishTimes⁩ https://t.co/mbNRdsb2C6

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Did you know that paid interns are three times more likely to come from underprivileged families? That means, paid internships enable more diversity!

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Have you seen the news ? 🎉

The WHO just announced that they'll start paying interns from 2020 onwards and that they'll ensure that 50% of interns come from developing countries by 2022 ! 🇺🇳

Progress is happening ! #InternsRights

https://t.co/SPrYtfy4iq

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"You can’t get a job without experience, but you can’t get experience without a job." 👀

Read Fast Company's article on how the intern economy is shaping the future of work.

It is time to reform unpaid internship programs! ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿

https://t.co/uoMqJkITAe

[Pay Our Interns @payourinterns]

Gooooood Morning! Please enjoy this image of our morning alarm clock.

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Thanks everyone for coming yesterday ! It was a great afterwork gathering. Pay attention to our social media for our next event✌️ #UNBonnInterns

[Pay Our Interns @payourinterns]

Managers... Don't make your interns break the bank. Pay them an actual salary, not just experience. #PayOurInterns

[Fair Internship Initiative @FII_Geneva]

🧒 👀 🌐 On International Youth Day, sign 🖋️ our petition to hold the @UN 🇺🇳 to its own standards‼️
https://t.co/Xd0lNdMsxR
#YouthDay #FairInternships4Youth #UNpaidisUNfair

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It's INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY, speak up for your rights ! FII just launched a petition to urge the UN to pay its interns and reform the internship system ✊ Sign the petition, it's time for the UN to respect their own standards🇺🇳
https://t.co/gS0kyVRbwi

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✊ NEW BLOG POST ✊

Read our new article "FII does not stand alone: UN’s Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) advocates for a coherent system-wide internship programme" :
https://t.co/BI5GkUDfiP…/fii-does-not-stan…/

It is time for the UN to respect their own core of #values! #Youth

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JUST LAUNCHED 🎉
FII Bonn has just launched a survey for UN Bonn staff to gather statistics about staff opinion and to help us advocate for accessible, high-quality and paid internships.
Have your say now: https://t.co/rS2kXTnGqI or share the survey with your staff colleagues 🎉

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@MumbaMusondam @UN Thank you very much for helping us raise awareness about unpaid and unfair internships! Your support is much appreciated. FII Bonn will continue to spread the message. Let's change things together! 🇺🇳

[Dr. Musonda Xoliswa Mumba @MumbaMusondam]

As I got to UN complex in Bonn today, found these young protestors with such a valid argument: UNPAID internships @UN & the absence of diversity among interns. Of course developing country youths can’t afford to intern in many places let alone getting a visa 😱🤔. 👇🏽

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🎬Did you miss our last ‘Call Me Intern’ screening?! Don’t worry, we’ve got another one coming up, alongside a Q&A with the directors themselves!

We can’t wait to see you all there! 💙

#UNpaidisUNfair #CallMeIntern #PayYourInterns

[Laurène @laulautrou]

So proud of @FII_Bonn for organizing this screening of "Call me Intern". The round of discussion that followed was enriching.
@FII_Bonn
#UNpaidisUNfair
#LabourRightsforInterns

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✨Thank you to everyone that turned up for our ‘Call Me Intern’ screening! We can’t thank @anunpaidact enough for sharing the documentary with us and UNFCCC Flexible Innovation Gathering team for hosting! ✨

📸 Here’s a few pics from the event, a full house! 🔥

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📣We can’t wait to see you all today at 12:30 in BBL Room, AHH Building (UNFCCC) for the screening!

#UNpaidisUNfair #CallMeIntern #AnUnpaidAct

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⁉️Do you have any questions you’d like to be addressed tomorrow during our round of discussion after the ‘Call Me Intern’ documentary screening? Let us know! ✊🏽