01 - International Exchange Policies

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7.4

Interns shall ask the Hosting LC and search by themselves all the information related to life conditions in the Host ing Country in order to be aware of any potential

risk in the country or local area. The Intern is the only responsible for taking those risks and shall not sue AIESEC for any damage or prejudice caused by an event related to those risks and neither can break its match or end its internship without accrued financial penalties. 7.5

An Intern can break a match or end his/her internship, after prior written notification to the Hosting LC, without financial penalties only in any of the following circumstances: a) The internship job is completely different to the description in the TN form on MyAIESEC.net and the Intern did not agree to the change. b) The Intern has an emergency in his/her family. The Intern may be requested to provide proof of emergency. c) The Intern does not have an official working/living permit in the country of internship upon arrival. d) The Intern becomes ill and the situation can be dangerous for his/her health. e) The Intern is discriminated by colour, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, origin, or age at his work place. f) The Intern is sexually harassed at their work place. g) The organization does not provide the basic work conditions or any main benefit offered to the Intern in the TN form on MyAIESEC.net for two consecutive months and the Intern did not agree to the abolition. The basic work conditions or benefits referred above must be of a nature that their abolition reasonably makes impossible or too difficult the Interns job or life conditions. h) The organization does not pay for two consecutive months the corresponding salary to the Intern. i) The Intern is in danger since the area where he/she works has been formally declared in emergency due to war, natural disasters, weather, people revolution, terrorism attacks, etc,

7.5.1

Under sections 7.5a or 7.5e or 7.5f or 7.5g. or 7.5h, the Intern may request a new internship within the same country. The Hosting LC /MC is responsible for searching for a TN within one month. This period may be extended upon written mutual consent. If a minimum of three TNs corresponding to the specifications of the EP form are presented within 1 month, and the EP rejects them, the Hosting LC is under no further obligation to the EP. The Hosting LC or organization is responsible for the living expenses of the Intern during this period equivalent to the minimum AIESEC salary in the Host Country. If a suitable internship cannot be found, or if the immigration or labor law of the Hosting Country or Territory donâ€&#x;t not allow the Intern to stay in the country or to change of work place, the Hosting LC shall compensate the full travel expenses of the Intern to and from the Host Country. The Hosting LC/MC is entitled to claim this expense from the TN organization.

7.5.2

Under sections 7.5b, 7.5c, 7.5d, and 7.5i, the Intern is responsible for his/her own travel expenses to and from the country of origin.

7.5.3

Notwithstanding what stated under section 7.5.1, under secti on 7.5.h, the TN Organization and the Hosting LC/MC are still responsible for affording the owed salary to the Intern. The Hosting LC/MC is entitled to claim this payment from the TN organization.

7.6

If the Intern ends his/her internship for any other reason, the Intern or his/her sending LC/MC may be asked to financially compensate the TN organization up to the 50% of the TN fee. This compensation shall only take place upon the request of the TN organization.

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