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- 176 pages
- Reading time
- 7 hours
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Exploring the implications of automation on the workforce, this book delves into the paradox of a future where work becomes obsolete while millions in the Global South toil in low-wage, data-processing jobs. Phil Jones sheds light on the hidden labor that supports the seemingly effortless advancements of technology, revealing the stark realities of global capitalism. Through this analysis, he challenges the notion of a post-work utopia, highlighting the disparity between technological progress and the human cost behind it.
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Work Without the Worker, Philip Jones
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- 2023
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- Title
- Work Without the Worker
- Subtitle
- Labour in the Age of Platform Capitalism
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philip Jones
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Publisher
- 2023
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN13
- 9781839760440
- Description
- Exploring the implications of automation on the workforce, this book delves into the paradox of a future where work becomes obsolete while millions in the Global South toil in low-wage, data-processing jobs. Phil Jones sheds light on the hidden labor that supports the seemingly effortless advancements of technology, revealing the stark realities of global capitalism. Through this analysis, he challenges the notion of a post-work utopia, highlighting the disparity between technological progress and the human cost behind it.