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Valeria Pulignano
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Sociologist, Work & Employment (Industrial) Relations, Professor KU Leuven - # ResPecTMe - Author of The Politics of Unpaid Labour. How the Study of Unpaid Labour Can Help Address Inequality in Precarious Work’
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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...
June 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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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...
Valeria Pulignano | The Politics of Unpaid Labor
In her lecture, Valeria Pulignano introduces a theory of the politics of unpaid labor, advancing our understanding of inequality within the context of precarious work. She establishes a crucial link b...
www.mpifg.de
June 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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An injury to one is an injury to all. Release our union brother David Huerta NOW! #FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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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
May 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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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...
Workplace Geopolitics : Industrial Relations and International Relations
YouTube video by CRIMT
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May 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Looking forward to work in this team lead by Fafo !
Great kick-off today! I’m excited about this research project on how to integrate non-standard workers in social dialogue! #integratedialogue #HorizonEU @adamsumichrast.bsky.social @valepuligna.bsky.social @claudiamarat.bsky.social @sigurdoppegaard.bsky.social @kristinalsos.bsky.social
Social dialogue is a cornerstone of the EU’s social market economy. A strong partnership between representatives of employers and employees is key to better working conditions, growth, and sustainability in Europe.
May 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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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...
April 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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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/...
Cornell University, Global Labor and Work
Job #AJO29869, WDR-00051984 Postdoctoral Associate – Global Labor and Work, ILR Future of Work Program, Global Labor and Work, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US
academicjobsonline.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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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...
Harvey Schwartz on John Womack's Labor Strategy | LAWCHA
John Womack Jr.’s Labor Power and Strategy, published by PM Press in 2023, offers a blueprint for how workers can leverage their latent power and expand
lawcha.org
March 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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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...
Will Federal Workers Rediscover Their Militancy? - Dissent Magazine
Trump has destroyed a federal system of labor relations that helped contain conflict for decades. The move could have unintended consequences.
www.dissentmagazine.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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...
ILO Yellow Report “Realizing Decent Work in the Platform Economy” - Focus on Care and Domestic Platforms
1. Featuring the Care and Domestic Platform Economy The expansion of digital platforms into health and personal care services has introduced new dynamics that distinguish care and domestic platforms f...
www.ituc-csi.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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@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
March 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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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
“The Politics of Unpaid Labour” (OUP) presented by Prof. Valeria Pulignano
YouTube video by Faculty of Social Sciences KU Leuven
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March 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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....
Challenging boundaries: exploring pricing strategies, and unpaid labour time to explain earning disparities in online labour markets*
This paper challenges the prevailing perception of the boundless nature of Online Labour Markets (OLMs), where platforms connect service providers, such as online freelancers or workers, with clien...
www.tandfonline.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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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)
Future of work: reclaiming the value of work in the digital economy (day 1)
YouTube video by ETUI
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February 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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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!
February 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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
February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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
January 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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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...
January 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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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...
January 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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 !
December 24, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Now available to free download online ! Thanks to @ilrreview.bsky.social and all discussants for the wonderful debate !
December 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
🇧🇪 pioneer : sex workers get the same employment status as other workers www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/20...
In world first Belgian sex workers get same employment status as other workers
www.vrt.be
December 5, 2024 at 8:18 PM