Revisiting „Global Workers Unite“: Worker fragmentation and worker alliances in global capitalism (1/3)

Fachsitzung
Sitzungs-ID
FS-380
Sitzungsreihe
Termin
Donnerstag (21. September 2023), 14:30–16:00
Raum
SH 1.106
Sitzungsleitung
Christin Bernhold (Universität Hamburg)
Márton Czirfusz (Periféria Policy and Research Center)
Stefanie Hürtgen (Universität Salzburg)
Nadine Reis (El Colegio de México)
Nicolas Schlitz (Universität Graz)
Kurz­be­schreib­ung
Based on class relations of capital accumulation, capital draws on existing differences within the workforce to increase rates of exploitation and actively creates and reinforces such differences. On this note, this session discusses worker fragmentation and worker alliances in global capitalism. Part 1: Global Capitalism, class/-differentiation and super-exploitation along lines of social difference
Schlag­wörter
Geographien der Arbeit, Sozialgeographie, English-language session
Christin Bernhold (Universität Hamburg)
Ben Selwyn
Capitalism, class, and value chain development