This study aims to examine the urgency and legal basis for granting privileges to interns who are considered competent as a form of implementing the right to decent work and livelihood as guaranteed in the 1945 Constitution. The internship schedule, which is intended to improve the competence of the workforce, has not been optimally integrated with the job recruitment system. As a result, many high-achieving interns do not get career continuation, resulting in an imbalance between efforts to improve skills and the final result in the form of job absorption. The study uses a normative legal method with a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. The results show that granting privileges can be realized through affirmative policies such as special recruitment channels, recognition of internship experience as work experience, and integration of internship data into the national talent management system. This policy not only supports the principles of meritocracy and social justice but also becomes a form of state responsibility in fulfilling the constitutional mandate for the welfare of the people. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate regulations that are firm, inclusive, and fair to guarantee these rights sustainably.
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