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A 22-year-old New Zealand man hired as an unpaid intern by the United Nations in Geneva has been forced to live in a tent because he cannot afford the high cost of accommodation in the Swiss city.
David Hyde has been sleeping on a patch of ground overlooking Lake Geneva not far from the the UN Beach Club, where well-heeled employees sunbathe, paddle in the water and sip aperitifs at the bar.
Hyde’s predicament caught the attention of the Tribune de Genève newspaper, which reported on how he struggled to deal with heavy rain from a storm on Sunday.
“I did not choose the most waterproof tent in the store,” he admitted to the newspaper.
The area where he pitched his tent was soaked and yet the morning after Hyde had to put on his suit, fold up his tent, pack up his gas stove and other meagre belongings and head off to his unpaid job.
“How do the others do it?” he asked of the dozens of interns who take six-month positions at the UN without a salary.
“Finally only those with parents who can pay have a chance.”
Read more here. (The Local)
David Hyde has been sleeping on a patch of ground overlooking Lake Geneva not far from the the UN Beach Club, where well-heeled employees sunbathe, paddle in the water and sip aperitifs at the bar.
Hyde’s predicament caught the attention of the Tribune de Genève newspaper, which reported on how he struggled to deal with heavy rain from a storm on Sunday.
“I did not choose the most waterproof tent in the store,” he admitted to the newspaper.
The area where he pitched his tent was soaked and yet the morning after Hyde had to put on his suit, fold up his tent, pack up his gas stove and other meagre belongings and head off to his unpaid job.
“How do the others do it?” he asked of the dozens of interns who take six-month positions at the UN without a salary.
“Finally only those with parents who can pay have a chance.”
Read more here. (The Local)
