High-profile events such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have made one thing abundantly clear: Much of today's economic growth would be unthinkable without the low-wage employment of migrant workers. But which cultural, economic, and political infrastructures in the »source« countries make...

Organized labor’s judicial, political, and public image is often associated with violence and anarchy. These descriptions are not spun out of whole cloth: violent uprisings that challenged the political and economic order were common in the early days of American labor unionism. But the...

Work as a curse -- Work as freedom -- Work as a commodity -- Work as occupational citizenship -- Work as disutility -- Work as personal fulfillment -- Work as a social relation -- Work as caring for others -- Work as identity -- Work as service -- Conclusion : work matters