Reports Archives - Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK https://worck.eu/category/blog/reports/ WORCK represents a radical change of perspective on labour history Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:29:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worck.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-Logo-gros-32x32.png Reports Archives - Worlds of Related Coercions in WorK https://worck.eu/category/blog/reports/ 32 32 Precarious and Migrant Labour in Austria through the Lens of the Covid-19 Crisis https://worck.eu/2020/05/05/precarious-and-migrant-labour-in-austria-through-the-lens-of-the-covid-19-crisis/ Tue, 05 May 2020 20:36:00 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=2070 During the COVID-19 crisis, where all persons who can, should stay at home, a lot of people lose their jobs, first and foremost migrants and people in precarious labour situations. Migrants already come upon a labour market that is legally very restricted towards them: Asylum seekers are not allowed to work, students from third [...]

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]]> Refugee and Migrant Families in Times of Covid-19 – an Encouraging Example from Vienna https://worck.eu/2020/04/30/refugee-and-migrant-families-in-times-of-covid-19-an-encouraging-example-from-vienna/ Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:23:42 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=2040 How does Covid-19 affect the groups of society that have already lived pretty isolated before the crisis? Refugee and migrant families often struggle to find their place in the societies they migrate to. In Vienna as in other cities of the Western world, the challenges of cultural difference and language barrier are often multiplied [...]

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]]> Transnational Care Networks in Austria https://worck.eu/2020/04/26/24h-domestic-care-workers/ Sun, 26 Apr 2020 22:17:22 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=2011 Capitalism relies on a very simple mechanism. It has only one goal: accumulation. It does that by pursuing profit. That means, it must take out more than it puts in. But that goes against the laws of physics. There is no perpetuum mobile. There is also no way to generate something without regenerating the [...]

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]]> Inequalities, Unemployment and Attacks to Labour Rights in Brazil During COVID-19 https://worck.eu/2020/04/20/inequalities-unemployment-and-attacks-to-labour-rights-in-brazil-during-the-covid-19/ Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:27:16 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1961 Natasha Silva, 28 years old, lives in a favela in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. Mother of three, she was fired from her job as a cleaning assistant, due to COVID-19. In addition to the lack of salary, she faces another drama, the consequence of classes’ suspension is that she needs to [...]

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]]> Systemically Relevant!? A Trade Union Perspective https://worck.eu/2020/04/16/systemically-relevant-a-trade-union-perspective/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:21:13 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1905 It is astonishing how vulnerable our system is to disturbance. A tiny virus and everything stands still. Not because of our strong arm. The trade unions also stand still. No assemblies; no strikes; no May Day celebrations, our traditional day of struggle. By Roland Brunner (Swiss Trade Union for the [...]

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]]> France: A New “Contrat Social” or “Sweat and Tears” for the Workers? https://worck.eu/2020/04/15/france-a-new-contrat-social-or-sweat-and-tears-for-the-workers/ Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:59:25 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1901 After decades of neoliberal managerial politics leading to a dramatic reduction of the role and efficiency of the French welfare state, the covid-19 health crisis provides us with a crude illustration of the many effects of a dominant ideology that places society at the service of an ever-growing economy. The French confinement experience not [...]

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]]> Ready-made Garment (RMG) Workers and Coronavirus: Events of Abandonment https://worck.eu/2020/04/14/ready-made-garment-rmg-workers-and-coronavirus-events-of-abandonment/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:49:01 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1772 On the morning of 4 April, many of us were shocked to see a rush of people towards Dhaka. This was an alarming scenario as the country was supposed to remain under lockdown due to the risks of spreading Coronavirus. Even the public transportation services are suspended to limit movements of people. [...]

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]]> Norwegian Study Looks at How the Coronavirus Pandemic is Affecting People’s Health and Careers https://worck.eu/2020/04/07/norwegian-study-looks-at-how-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-affecting-peoples-health-and-careers/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:30:31 +0000 https://www.worck.eu/?p=1786 Young people experiencing temporary layoffs are considering shifting careers. Meanwhile, lower-earning adults with less education are having a harder time following the recommendations of public health authorities, making them more susceptible to contracting the illness. By Svenn Erik Mamelund & Mari Holm Ingelsrud (Norwegian Work Research Institute, AFI) [...]

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