Key Findings

•Thousand of students are completing internships at Wistron Corporation Zhongshan from June to October.

•Students are forced to complete internships at Wistron Corporation or schools will deny them graduation. This is a violation of the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Convention on Forced Labour.

•There is no difference between the internships assignment and work conducted by regular workers. Students work 10-12 hours a day, six days a week. The interns work overtime daily or every second day and also work night shifts. These conditions are violations of Chinese labour law, the standards for internships set by the Chinese Ministries of Education and Finance and Wistron, HP, Dell and Lenovo’s own policies and standards for student workers and internship programmes.

•Internships are not related to students education. This is a violation of the AdministrativeMeasures for Internships at Secondary Vocational Schools issued by the Chinese Ministries of Education and Finance.