The Ministry of Youth and Children has launched the “Mailbox for scholarship recipients” with the objective, as it explains, of collecting experiences on professional practices that may have been carried out fraudulently and, therefore, substituting work that should be remunerated. Its purpose is to collect anonymous complaints regarding possible bad practices and abuses.
The initiative arises from the collaboration between the State Agency for Labor and Social Security Inspection (OEITSS) and the Youth Institute (Injuve) with the intention, as stated by the ministry, of protecting youth in the workplace and access to employment. The information you gather will help identify potential cases of covert employment relationships and promote compliance with labor regulations.
In parallel, the “Fellowship Statute” is being processed
The “Mailbox for scholarship recipients” is launched in parallel with the draft law on the status of people undergoing non-labor practical training in the field of business, better known as the “Statute of Scholarship Holders.” The Government began working on it in 2023 and the Council of Ministers approves it today in the second round to send it to Congress and begin its parliamentary processing.
The mailbox will make it easier for scholarship holders or people who have recently completed internships to report possible irregularities during their internship, such as the lack of relationship between studies and internship, the covert substitution of workers, the lack of tutoring or the assignment of tasks that exceed the scope of the internship.
“We want to know how your internship was. If you have ever felt like you were being asked to do work that should be a job, this is the space to tell it safely. Your experience can help other young people not go through the same thing.“, they explain from Injuve, at the beginning of the form in which the mailbox materializes. “With this initiative, Injuve and the OEITSS reinforce their commitment to the fight against job insecurity, the protection of the rights of young people and the improvement of training opportunities in Spain”.
Among other things, the form asks interested parties about the nature of the internship, whether they received remuneration, whether they were registered with Social Security, or whether they worked alongside other interns. A description of the tasks is also requested, as well as the tutoring processes.
As reported by the ministry, Injuve will be in charge of receiving and organizing the experiences of young people and transferring the information to the Labor Inspection, and this body will be able to carry out actions to verify compliance with social regulations. Both encourage young people who have completed internships to participate in the initiative.
