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Bex Howells: Paid Placements Aotearoa Campaign Lead on the petition for paid placements to be reinstated

Published: May 27, 2024, 8:08 p.m.

There's been another push for students to be paid while on placement.\xa0

Paid Placements Aotearoa's presenting a petition with more than 16,000 signatures to Parliament today, asking for paid placements to be reinstated.\xa0

It's focused on students in healthcare, education, and social work.\xa0

Campaign lead Bex Howells told Mike Hosking that it's normal for students to be working 40 hours, on top of a placement, each week.\xa0

She says it's what they do to get by, but leaves students burnt out before they graduate, leading to high drop-out rates.\xa0

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