Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies
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Resumo: | A wide range of studies has emerged on the precariousness of uberized jobs. Nonetheless, there is a gap regarding how these precarious jobs are integrated into the global movement of private valuation and appropriation of the workforce. Thus, this essay aims to apprehend the movement of capital reproduction whose material base occurs in the digital platform dynamics, demonstrating the different forms of intermediated work engendered in the global accumulation process. Using a historical materialist approach, we analyze the phenomenon of uberization in the expansion movement of the production and circulation of goods, scrutinizing the dynamics of big platform companies regarding their relationship with workers and customers, revealing mediations in the movement of values, which culminates in three forms of labor intermediation: (a) Form 1: as a commodity for individual consumption; (b) Form 2: as part of the work processes of industrial capital; and (c) Form 3: as a moderator of exchange relationships. We conclude by indicating that the three forms of uberized products help us to understand how this commodity production process submits men and women to precarious working conditions and increased exploitation. Furthermore, forms 2 and 3, which are more complex and mediated, demonstrate how uberization spreads across the production chain and facilitates the extraction and attraction of surplus value elsewhere, denoting the imperialist character of capitalist dynamics today. |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform CompaniesEconomia Política da Uberização: A Exploração dos Trabalhadores conforme as Três Formas de Intermediação do Trabalho nas Empresas Plataformauberizationdigital platformsplatform companieswork relationshipspolitical economyuberizaçãoplataformas digitaisempresas-plataformarelações de trabalhoeconomia políticaA wide range of studies has emerged on the precariousness of uberized jobs. Nonetheless, there is a gap regarding how these precarious jobs are integrated into the global movement of private valuation and appropriation of the workforce. Thus, this essay aims to apprehend the movement of capital reproduction whose material base occurs in the digital platform dynamics, demonstrating the different forms of intermediated work engendered in the global accumulation process. Using a historical materialist approach, we analyze the phenomenon of uberization in the expansion movement of the production and circulation of goods, scrutinizing the dynamics of big platform companies regarding their relationship with workers and customers, revealing mediations in the movement of values, which culminates in three forms of labor intermediation: (a) Form 1: as a commodity for individual consumption; (b) Form 2: as part of the work processes of industrial capital; and (c) Form 3: as a moderator of exchange relationships. We conclude by indicating that the three forms of uberized products help us to understand how this commodity production process submits men and women to precarious working conditions and increased exploitation. Furthermore, forms 2 and 3, which are more complex and mediated, demonstrate how uberization spreads across the production chain and facilitates the extraction and attraction of surplus value elsewhere, denoting the imperialist character of capitalist dynamics today.Tem surgido uma vasta gama de estudos sobre a precarização dos trabalhos uberizados, todavia, há uma lacuna referente a como esses trabalhos precários se integram ao movimento global de valorização e apropriação privada de valor. Assim, este ensaio objetiva a apreensão do movimento de reprodução do capital cuja base material concretiza-se nas dinâmicas das plataformas digitais, demonstrando as diferentes formas como o trabalho intermediado é engendrado no processo global de acumulação. Com uma abordagem materialista histórica, analisamos o fenômeno da uberização do trabalho no movimento de expansão da produção e circulação de mercadorias, perscrutando a dinâmica das principais empresas-plataformas quanto à sua relação com trabalhadores(as) e clientes, desvelando mediações no movimento do valor, que culmina em três formas de intermediação do trabalho: (a) Forma 1: como mercadoria de meio de consumo individual; (b) Forma 2: com parte dos processos de trabalho de um capital industrial; e (c) Forma 3: como moderador de relações de troca. Concluímos indicando que as três formas dos produtos na uberização nos ajudam a perceber como este processo de produção da mercadoria submete homens e mulheres às condições de trabalho precárias e ao aumento da exploração. As Formas 2 e 3, mais complexas e mediadas, demonstram como a uberização do trabalho se espraia na cadeia produtiva e propicia a extração e atração do mais-valor alhures, denotando o caráter imperialista da dinâmica capitalista nos dias atuais.Núcleo de Pós-graduação em Administração, Escola de Administração, UFBA2023-04-15info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/revistaoes/article/view/49443Organizações & Sociedade; Vol. 30 No. 105 (2023)Organizações & Sociedade; v. 30 n. 105 (2023)1984-92301413-585Xreponame:Organizações & Sociedade (Online)instname:Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)instacron:UFBAengporhttps://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/revistaoes/article/view/49443/28877https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/revistaoes/article/view/49443/28878Copyright (c) 2023 Organizações & Sociedadeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFranco, DavidFerraz, Deise LuizaFerraz, Janaynna de Moura2023-04-15T09:11:43Zoai:ojs.periodicos.ufba.br:article/49443Revistahttp://www.revistaoes.ufba.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcandidab@ufba.br||revistaoes@ufba.br1984-92301413-585Xopendoar:2023-04-15T09:11:43Organizações & Sociedade (Online) - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)false |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies Economia Política da Uberização: A Exploração dos Trabalhadores conforme as Três Formas de Intermediação do Trabalho nas Empresas Plataforma |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies Franco, David uberization digital platforms platform companies work relationships political economy uberização plataformas digitais empresas-plataforma relações de trabalho economia política |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Uberization Political Economy: Worker Exploitation Regarding Three Forms of Work Intermediation in Platform Companies |
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Franco, David |
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Franco, David Ferraz, Deise Luiza Ferraz, Janaynna de Moura |
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Ferraz, Deise Luiza Ferraz, Janaynna de Moura |
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Franco, David Ferraz, Deise Luiza Ferraz, Janaynna de Moura |
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uberization digital platforms platform companies work relationships political economy uberização plataformas digitais empresas-plataforma relações de trabalho economia política |
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uberization digital platforms platform companies work relationships political economy uberização plataformas digitais empresas-plataforma relações de trabalho economia política |
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A wide range of studies has emerged on the precariousness of uberized jobs. Nonetheless, there is a gap regarding how these precarious jobs are integrated into the global movement of private valuation and appropriation of the workforce. Thus, this essay aims to apprehend the movement of capital reproduction whose material base occurs in the digital platform dynamics, demonstrating the different forms of intermediated work engendered in the global accumulation process. Using a historical materialist approach, we analyze the phenomenon of uberization in the expansion movement of the production and circulation of goods, scrutinizing the dynamics of big platform companies regarding their relationship with workers and customers, revealing mediations in the movement of values, which culminates in three forms of labor intermediation: (a) Form 1: as a commodity for individual consumption; (b) Form 2: as part of the work processes of industrial capital; and (c) Form 3: as a moderator of exchange relationships. We conclude by indicating that the three forms of uberized products help us to understand how this commodity production process submits men and women to precarious working conditions and increased exploitation. Furthermore, forms 2 and 3, which are more complex and mediated, demonstrate how uberization spreads across the production chain and facilitates the extraction and attraction of surplus value elsewhere, denoting the imperialist character of capitalist dynamics today. |
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