WASHINGTON, DC - July 25: Jackets hang over windows as Nick Reck talks to other interns in the 'intern room' at the Russell Senate Office Building. He receives a grant from the College of William & Mary to pay part of his expenses. Administrators have begun to address the financial burden many students have to take on when they accept an internship, especially an unpaid one. (Photo by Dayna Smith/for the Washington Post)

A resounding majority of millennials object to the use of unpaid internships, a poll by OurTime.org finds

OurTime.org, a millennial advocacy group, surveyed 2,059 people, asking "Do you think unpaid internships are a fair and legitimate business practice?" Sixty-one percent responded "No," only 12 percent said "Yes" and 27 percent said "Sometimes."

Unpaid internships have increasingly come under scrutiny as media and fashion companies have faced lawsuits claiming interns were used in violation of fair labor practices.

“An economic divide is exacerbating between students whose parents can afford to subsidize an internship vs. those whose cannot," said Matthew Segal, co-founder of OurTime.org, in a statement. "Yet internships are becoming more of a prerequisite and less of a distinction by the day."