There is an irony to the Ontario Department of Labour hiring more inspectors so it can check out if anybody is working as an unpaid intern at magazines. That’s what happened at Toronto Life this week, where the intern program will end immediately because the government says so. No one likes the idea that people are expected to work for nothing. But this wasn’t slavery. Some will insist this work ultimately was a doorway to paid employment. The issue is not as simple as the “exploitation” of young people. Interesting information in J-Source
