INTERNSHIPS THROUGH THE LENS OF LABOUR LAW: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS

AUTHORS – KARTIKEYA AMITABH MISHRA & ASTHA SAMANTA, STUDENTS OF NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR

BEST CITATION – KARTIKEYA AMITABH MISHRA & ASTHA SAMANTA, INTERNSHIPS THROUGH THE LENS OF LABOUR LAW: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 33-43, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Abstract:

In an era of hyper globalisation where domestic employers have to compete at international levels, interns/legal trainees have become extremely important given the fact that they are a significant source of cheap and flexible labour, thereby reducing potential labor costs. Internships are very important for Indian graduates from an employment perspective with statistics showing that a significant portion of Indian graduates chose to pursue internships for employment purposes. Since internship falls at the edges of legal protection and generally beyond the labor law protection; concerns arise regarding the social well-being of the interns and their potential exploitation for work as cheap labor. Issues also arise with regards to the conversion rates of internships into employment, socio-economic discrimination, sexual exploitation, etc. Therefore the authors have decided to make a research project on this issue. The author has adopted a comparative approach to critically analyze the phenomena of internships and their impact on employability outcomes within India.