Nous publions la traduction de l’introduction du numéro 162 de Travail et Emploi édité par Carlottà Benvegnù et David Gaborieau. Tous les articles peuvent être lus et déchargés gratuitement sur le site web du journal. En France, le secteur de la logistique, hors transport, regroupe à lui seul près d’un million d’emplois1. Il s’agit en …
[CfP] Criticizing disruption. Platformization and its discontent
More often than not, the disruptive character of Platform Capitalism is highlighted as a new paradigm of contemporary global capitalism. Urban spaces (considered in a broad sense) are pervaded by platform workers. We do think that, although inserted by new organization forms and labor control, platformization is anything but new and it rather incorporates and …
Explosion of Authoritarianism and Labor Struggles in Italy’s ‘War on Corona’
In Italy’s ‘war on corona’ authoritarianism as well as labor struggles are exploding. The latter brings to the fore the question of what and who is of systemic relevance, and hence “esstential” for overcoming the crisis and rebuilding the world afterward. Magdalena Taube and Krystian Woznicki discuss this key issue of the SILENT WORKS project …
A Logistical Insight on Hong Kong Mobilizations. Interview with Laikwan Pang
First, I would like to ask you to sum up which are the main points of friction between the Hongkongers and the government of the Chief Executive Carrie Lam? There are many levels and the most prominent is the police violence. A lot of protesters had physical experience of police violence (bullets, tear gas); many …