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17.05.2018
Earn Money Online: The Politics of Microwork and MachinesSociety, Media and Culture

Antonio Casilli discusses ‘microwork’, the increasingly common, hard-to-measure practice that sees people carry out small tasks online for even tinier amounts of pay.

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17.05.2018
Bridging the 82-km Happiness Gap: Can Estonia Stem the Labour Exodus to Finland?Migration

Tens of thousands of Estonian workers commute to Finland, said to be the world's happiest nation. Silja Kudel examines Estonia’s ongoing struggle with 'brain drain'.

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17.05.2018
When Time Isn’t Money: The Case for Working Time ReductionPost-Growth

Could reducing working time offer a way to a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable society?

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17.05.2018
Questioning the Centrality of Work with André GorzGreen Transition

Françoise Gollain draws on the work of André Gorz, a key thinker of political ecology, to reflect on the meaning of 'work' and its centrality in society.

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17.05.2018
Invisible but Indispensable – The Unpaid Work at the Heart of our EconomiesWelfare and Social Issues

Much of the work which sustains society goes unrecognised. Politicians and experts from around Europe discuss experiences and policies in their country, and how to better account for domestic, care and other socially useful unpaid and often invisible forms of work.

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17.05.2018
Post-work: The Radical Idea of a World Without JobsSociety, Media and Culture

With work stressful, unsatisfying, and in short supply, Andy Beckett introduces ‘post-work’, the enticing prospect (or pipe dream) holding that work will soon be a thing of the past.

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17.05.2018
Representing the Brave New World of WorkPolitics

As digitalisation turns the world of work upside down, Reiner Hoffmann discusses the situation of employees in the future labour market, and the role of the EU and trade unions.

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17.05.2018
The Limits of Work: Poverty and Exploitation in Today’s European UnionWelfare and Social Issues

A photo essay by Apolena Rychlíková and Saša Uhlová on the harsh, insecure, and unsafe reality of temp agency work in the Czech Republic.

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17.05.2018
The Gig Workers on TapFinance and Economy

Four panellists discuss the perils and possibilities of today's so-called 'gig economy', and how governments can keep up.

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17.05.2018
A Labour Code for the 21st CenturyWelfare and Social Issues

Alain Supiot makes an ambitious and much-needed proposal for a labour law reform that would protect workers while creating autonomy in the organisation and design of work.

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