While for a time, labor appeared to have lost its centrality within critical theory and social philosophy, recent years have disproved this. The evolution of advanced neoliberal societies has shown the extent to which labor is crucial for understanding a wide array of concepts such as domination and exploitation, modes of subjectivity, health and diseases, gender relations, and the organization of democracy. Labor is a privileged space for understanding the profoundly active and constructive nature of neoliberalism. In contrast with characterizations emphasizing its laissez-faire policies of deregulation, labor is one area in which the interventionist activism of neoliberalism has been most intense, provoking changes in work processes, legislation, production models, and individualization. Moreover, many of today's social conflicts unfold in relation to work and its conditions: new forms of trade unionism, associationism and activism renew the language and practices of resistance in a situation demonstrating a new relationship between business corporations, trade unions and the State.
Introduction: Labor Precarity, Social Exploitation, and Trade Union Engagement
págs. 1-13
“Work without Future”: Neoliberal Precarity, Horizons of Worthy Living and Generational Dispossession in the Portuguese Call Center Sector
págs. 15-38
Producing the subject “delivery”: Spanish migrant workers and Central-European platformized work
págs. 39-58
Precarity and New Forms of Labor: The Recent Transformation of Spanish Labor Legislation and the Question of Autonomy
págs. 59-83
Body, Erotic Capital, and Union Resistance in Spain
José Luis Moreno Pestaña, Francisco Manuel Carballo Rodríguez
págs. 85-106
Revising the Housing Question: Work, Race, Gender and Real Estate Violence in Spain
págs. 107-128
Researching on a Thin Line: The Precarity of Researchers in Portugal and its Consequences
págs. 129-154
The Long Path to Recognition: Remarks on the Spanish Situation of Care Work and Technologization
págs. 155-177
Governing Labor: Strategic Precarization, Intensification of Work, and Legal Reforms in Spain (2008–22)
págs. 179-212
Labor Precariousness in Portugal: Themes, Actors and Challenges of Labor Regulation
págs. 213-232
Trade Unions in the Age of Digitalization: Challenges and Opportunities in the Transport and Food Delivery Sectors
págs. 233-255
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