The organisation has also suggested a "new code of conduct to protect young people from exploitation", amid growing concerns about the scheme.
The work experience scheme has proved highly divisive, with a number of companies, including Poundland and Burger King, announcing they will no longer be taking part in recent weeks.
Under the initiative, young people work for nothing and risk losing benefits if they quit.
A statement issued by BYC says that young people are "increasingly vulnerable to exploitation as cheap labour through abuse of internships and work experience schemes".
The statement calls on all political parties, youth leaders, employers and government to agree and sign up to a code of conduct that protects young people from exploitation when on work experience.
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