Informative & timely report on working conditions in Belgium's 'platform economy' (ride hailing, food delivery, etc.) By @valepuligna.bsky.social, @claudiamarat.bsky.social and others. It makes the decision on food delivery easier, at least! Full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...

ICYMI: The recording of our MPIfG Lecture with‪ @valepuligna.bsky.social‬ on “The Politics of Unpaid Labor” is now available: www.mpifg.de/1363885/2025...

An injury to one is an injury to all. Release our union brother David Huerta NOW! #FreeDavidEndRaids

Coming up at the Institute next week: @valepuligna.bsky.social on “The Politics of Unpaid Labor” 📅 June 3, 16:30 – 18:00 📍 MPIfG, Paulstrasse 3, Cologne s.gwdg.de/I37zfK

Video of "Workplace Geopolitics" webinar with @crimt.bsky.social & @buiraonline.bsky.social, ft. @daliagf.bsky.social, @valepuligna.bsky.social, @huwthomas.bsky.social & more discussing @jirjournal.bsky.social CfP on industrial relations & international relations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bqf...

Looking forward to work in this team lead by Fafo !

Workplace Geopolitics: Industrial Relations & International Relations A webinar hosted by @crimt.bsky.social with @buiraonline.bsky.social Feat: @daliagf.bsky.social, @valepuligna.bsky.social, plus me & @huwthomas.bsky.social on our @jirjournal.bsky.social special issue crimt.net/en/activites...

Cornell ILR is recruiting a Postdoc in Global Labor and Work - focusing on AI and labor. Deadline May 15, 2025. Please circulate widely! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/program/...

In case you missed it: Harvey Schwartz reviews John Womack's Labor Power and Strategy, only available at LaborOnline. lawcha.org/2025/03/12/h...

Trump has destroyed a federal system of labor relations that helped contain conflict for decades. The move could have unintended consequences. New online by @josephamccartin.bsky.social: www.dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...

I offer a Care&Gender view on the ILO Yellow Report on ‘Realising Decent Work in the Platform Economy’ 👉 www.ituc-csi.org/ilo-yellow-r...

Now available free to download on Oxford Academic 📖 academic.oup.com/book/59592

@valepuligna.bsky.social, Damian Grimshaw; @soderqvist.bsky.social; Christina Hiessl; Despoina Georgiou; María Figueroa, María Eugenia Rodríguez; Denise Kasparian; Nastazja Potocka-Sionek, @aloisi.bsky.social; and @ankehassel.bsky.social

Want to learn more about unpaid labour in today's world of work? Watch Prof. @valepuligna.bsky.social present the new book “The #Politics of #Unpaid #Labour” (OUP) and the main findings of the #ResPecTMe project: bit.ly/3FBVEMU @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @fsw-kuleuven.bsky.social

In this new article with Uma Rani, Nora Gobel & Karol Muszynski we use a PE approach to challenge the prevailing perceptions of the boundless Online Labour Markets www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Last was @etui.bsky.social's conference. I recommend session 1 w/Andrea Bassanini, @valepuligna.bsky.social, Uma Rani, & last session w/Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau, @vdoellgast.bsky.social, @siborelli.bsky.social Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iASg... Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PskB... (11/11)

It's time to kick off the #FutureofWork Conference with an intro speech by Andrew Watt @andrewwatteu.bsky.social from the @etui.bsky.social and Prof. Valeria Pulignano @valepuligna.bsky.social. We co-organise the conference with the ETUI and we'll here wrap up our #ResPecTMe @erc.europa.eu project!

Deeply sadness by the loss of Michael Burawoy, a remarkable scholar in the sociology of work. His contribution has inspired and will continue to inspire generations of labour scholar. A great loss to our community. #ESA RN17

Finally arrived, it took the place it should 📕 The Politics of Unpaid Labour’ says that to understand the entrenchment of unpaid labour we must shift from viewing precarity as an isolated economic condition to recognizing it as a process shaped by systemic power imbalances&class-based inequalities

Engage with this fascinating new work on unpaid labor @valepuligna.bsky.social @ercresearch.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social that was featured in our book review forum. A book presentation at follows on 29th January. blog.oup.com/2025/01/beyo...

Here is a great debate: @valepuligna.bsky.social responds to the book review forum arguing how the state must address the uneven distribution of benefits created by unpaid labor with strong policies, based on the new book with Markieta Domecka. doi.org/10.1177/0019...

The importance of strong trade unions & social dialogue - het belang van sterke vakbonden & sociaal overleg - I could not find a better message to close 2024 !

Now available to free download online ! Thanks to @ilrreview.bsky.social and all discussants for the wonderful debate !

Right to strike - TAR stops foreclosure order 🇮🇹 www.repubblica.it/economia/202...

🇧🇪 pioneer : sex workers get the same employment status as other workers www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...

Lovely to have you home 😊 and have great discussion on the many issues covered by your book.

Today I had the pleasure to have a wonderful discussion on ‘The Politics of Unpaid Labour’ with great scholars at IRRU- WBS - I felt home 🥹 @gleefuldabbler.bsky.social @simonjoyce.bsky.social @umarboodoo.bsky.social @manuelagaletto

Our paper Effective Mitigations for Systemic Risks from General-Purpose AI with Annemieke Brouwer, Tim Schreier, @noemidreksler.bsky.social, @valepuligna.bsky.social, and Rishi Bommasani is now also available on arXiv:

When can flexibilisation be turned into an opportunity for workers? What is the impact of AI & digitalisation on labour markets & workers? What are effects on youth? What strategies are available for labor unions and civilsocietyorganisations? Here I provide my view www.kenniswest.be/artikel/inte...

Just Out ! 😎 In Ch.5 we claim that developing research in IR/ER requires novel mixed-method to develop knowledge on what is less (or not) known 🙏 fantastic editors books.google.be/books/about/...

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at the age of 90.

Fantastic day & wonderful discussion 🙏 @workequalities.bsky.social

Registration for the @workequalities.bsky.social Sixth Fairness at Work Conference (21 - 22 January 2025) is now open @mmartinezlucio.bsky.social www.wei.manchester.ac.uk//connect/con...

Free Download @ilrreview.bsky.social Book Review Forum: Politicising Commodification. @cambridgeup.bsky.social @cornelban.bsky.social @abieler.bsky.social @valepuligna.bsky.social @bigmacca.bsky.social @felixulrich.bsky.social @steffenmau.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Great discussion&inputs @ceridwenhughes.bsky.social & other fantastic panelists AUMB @manchesterup.bsky.social 🙏to all to raising awareness around un- underpaid labour UK& around, access to legal counselling, labour markers conditionality,state policy, mgt&labor strategies just some topics ..

Today we run the third workshop ResPecTMe to raise awareness of workers’ rights at Great Manchester @manchesterup.bsky.social , fantastic panels with unions&labour scholars on care & others sectors - immense gratitude to colleagues at Manchester for organising this @matjohnson.bsky.social 🙏

Oxford uni relying on ‘Deliveroo-style’ contracts with most tutorials not taught by full-time staff - Leading university accused of relying on young academics employed on gig-economy terms www.theguardian.com/education/20...