Abstract

SANTOS, Andreia. From recent financial crises to the pandemic crisis. What is the value of work?. SOCIOLOGIA ON LINE [online]. 2021, n.25, pp.11-34.  Epub Feb 08, 2022. ISSN 1647-3337.  https://doi.org/10.30553/sociologiaonline.2021.25.1.

We live in strange times in which the functioning of society has changed profoundly. In face of a public health crisis, all spheres of society have suffered breaking points. Among these, work inevitably takes on a central role. This article reflects about the current pandemic context, but mainly intends to debate about the value of work. Three essential points are put forward: the centrality of work and its rights in the functioning of societies; work’s instrumentalization in the economic, political and social regulation made clear throughout the reforms carried out since the 1970s; and how old and new issues attached to the world of work instigate us to question the chosen paths. The goal is to recognize in the value of work and its rights, the affirmation of human dignity and redistributive mechanisms and institutional and legal frameworks based on solidarity and social cohesion.

Keywords : work; labour law; crisis(es); human dignity..

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