USI calls for JobBridge abolition

The head of the largest body representing students in Ireland has described the JobBridge scheme as “one of the worst things to happen to young people in Ireland in decades”.

Union of Students in Ireland (USI) president Kevin Donoghue’s comments come following revelations in yesterday’s Irish Examiner that employers were accused of assaulting and bullying interns, as well as making them work unfair hours and using them to replace paid employees.

Mr Donoghue said the details contained within internal documents released to this newspaper came as no surprise to the USI, which had experienced “general frustration” with the scheme.