Pay your interns says Hillary Clinton's ex party worker

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ANI Washington DC
Last Updated : Jun 25 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

A former Hillary Clinton campaign fellow is accusing her of hypocrisy for relying on unpaid interns and fellows while publicly calling for increased wages.

Carolyn Osorio writes in a new USA Today opinion piece that she joined the campaign as a fellow after Clinton announced her bid in April, adding she was deployed by the campaign's managers to Nevada where she had to work for free, Examiner.com reported.

The young Osorio found it surprising that the "cheapness" meant she didn't get a dime for her work on the campaign and she was also deprived of any semblance of an "employee compensation package.

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First Published: Jun 25 2015 | 3:19 PM IST

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