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Summary
CALL ME INTERN follows three interns-turned-activists who refuse to accept that young people should have to work for free in order to kick start their careers. Each of their stories challenge youth stereotypes as well as give a voice to the growing movement for intern rights across the world. Alongside their documented experiences come testimonies and extracts from various academics, politicians and employers to paint a picture of how wide the internship phenomenon has spread. Each of these interns faces a choice, either accept the system the way it currently is or put their careers on the line in order to speak out against the status quo. Their actions help give visibility and strength to a growing global intern movement and reveal the pressures which lead so many millenials to work for free
