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This study aimed to translate, adapt and present the psychometric properties of the Unified Multidimensional Calling Scale (UMCS), as well as the invariance of the measure by sex for the Brazilian population. The study included a sample of 2111 adult workers (67% women), aged between 18 and 77 years (M = 41.70; SD = 11.10). The Brazilian version of the scale showed better fit indices with a seven-factor structure and gender invariance. In addition, the measure showed external evidence with significant work, protean career orientation, job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and workaholism. Thus, it was concluded that the results obtained expand the nomological network of the construct occupational callings and discuss its theoretical and practical implications. The results are favorable for the use of the adapted measure in research and evaluation contexts in career themes in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Brazil fits into the temporality of capital structural crisis in the beginning of the 21st century, experiencing an intense reorganization of the national capitalism, called new developmentalism. Among the strategies of the State is the recovering of planning in PT governments, both in terms of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as well as Dilma Rousseff’s, being PAC the articulator program, as in the case of energy infrastructure policy. It is at this conjuncture that the Amazon reinstates itself as the new hydropower frontier from the transformation of the commodification of nature in territories of hydro-energy business, such as the hydropower plants of Jirau and Santo Antônio, in the Madeira Hydroelectric Complex (RO). The guiding problem of the research consists in highlighting what role the Amazon is in the production of hydroelectric power, as well as which mediations and forms of labour control are maintained among capital, labour and State for the construction of these projects. Thus, the objective is to analyse labour exploitation linked to the construction of the UHE of Jirau and the conflicts arising from the riots of workers in the years 2011 and 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper analyzes the emergence of the reporters' profession in the press in Rio de Janeiro between the 1880s and 1900s. For this purpose, statutes of associations, newspapers, and other periodicals like Almanak Laemmert were used, paying attention to the development of journalistic companies and the impact on the lives of their workers. In this scenario, the trajectory of the black and socialist reporter Gustavo de Lacerda is treated centrally in this research as part of the process of understanding the centrality of the reporter professional class in the foundation of the most expressive press organizations that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, the Circulo dos Reporters and the Press Association.

Abstract Meaningful work promotes the professional development of individuals and organizations. This study aimed to translate, adapt, and present additional evidence of the validity of the Work as Meaning Inventory - WAMI for the Brazilian population. It addressed 2,111 workers (67% women) aged between 18 and 77. The results indicate that the inventory’s Brazilian version has a linguistic structure appropriate to the Brazilian Portuguese and satisfactory goodness of fit indices for the one-factor structure, in addition to invariance across sexes. Additionally, evidence of external convergent validity was found with life satisfaction and job satisfaction, which was negative for exhaustion. The conclusion is that meaningful work benefits the well being of workers and organizations. Thus, we recommend that this adapted version be used in the Brazilian context, as it meets the psychometric requirements for adapting instruments across cultures.

The present text proposes to recover the process of incorporating the Indians into the universe of urban labourers in Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century, analyzing their presence in the Navy Arsenal. Th e proposal is to reintroduce the Indians on the world of labour and seeking to open new fields of debate with a historiography of African slavery. By addressing the presence of native populations in the world of Rio's labour, it is expected to contribute to an expansion of the complexity of the concept of "free labourers" in the 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyses and quantifies how growth was achieved, suggesting that it was due to a combination of variables. Topics include considered that one of these was a larger population than what was recorded in the official census and another was improved sanitary measures together with technological and organizational changes.

This paper analyzes the emergence of the reporters' profession in the press in Rio de Janeiro between the 1880s and 1900s. For this purpose, statutes of associations, newspapers, and other periodicals like Almanak Laemmert were used, paying attention to the development of journalistic companies and the impact on the lives of their workers. In this scenario, the trajectory of the black and socialist reporter Gustavo de Lacerda is treated centrally in this research as part of the process of understanding the centrality of the reporter professional group in the foundation of the most expressive press organizations that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, the Circulo dos Reporters and the Press Association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed to investigate the relations among parental engagement, parenting practices and work hours of mothers of preschool children, through an exploratory, quantitative and cross-sectional study. Mothers living in the South of Brazil (171) answered to four surveys. The data analysis demonstrated that mothers whose work hours are full and extensive have major engagement with their children' activities towards those who perform partial paid activities or towards those who perform unpaid activities. Nevertheless, they use significantly more punishment, less democratic parenting practices and offer less emotional support. There is discussed the implications of how occurs the conciliation/conflicts of roles developed by the mothers when engaged in the care of their children and in paid activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract We examine the efforts of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to extend medical care under social security, through international conventions, advocacy and technical assistance. We consider the challenges faced by the ILO in advancing global health coverage through its labourist, social security model. The narrative begins in the interwar period, with the early conventions on sickness insurance, then discusses the rights-based universalistic vision expressed in the Philadelphia Declaration (1944). We characterize the ILO’s postwar research and technical assistance as “progressive gradualism” then show how from the late-1970s the ILO became increasingly marginalized, though it retained an advisory role within the now dominant “co-operative pluralistic” model.

Organizations have suffered from the socioeconomic impacts of the global crisis scenario caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, it is essential to adopt objective measures to minimize harmful effects on organizational management. This study sought to identify the main strategies for reducing the impacts of COVID-19 on Brazilian organizations. It is a theoretical essay based on a literature review of articles from national and international databases, covering COVID-19, experiences in previous pandemics, as well as Brazilian legislation in force during the pandemic period. Considering this scenario of uncertainties, it is suggested to adopt strategies to minimize unfavorable impacts on corporate activities, such as efficient communication, work planning, digital enhancement, teleworking, and adoption of measures aimed at the welfare of workers. The need for emergency planning to face the pandemic was identified, with measures including empathic policies, provision of support for telework, and actions for adaptation and organizational maintenance during the crisis.

The purpose of this article is to offer a thematic analysis of the scientific production on Business and Human Rights, taking as a starting point the most impactful works published since the time span from 2000 to 2019 available in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results show that the selected articles analyzed in the literature address three themes: the first Human Rights initiatives and questions; the approximation of Corporate Social Responsibility to Business and Human Rights; and common business practices for abstaining from responsibilities. As for the paths to be taken, we point out: the delimitation of the extent of corporate responsibilities; corporations' moral, political and legal commitments;leverage;due diligence;new human rights treaty.

Work environments become more complex as the dynamism of the market increases. The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary career factors, work context and their relationship with health outcomes in professionals that work at three Information Technology (IT) companies in Porto Alegre. The sample was composed of 220 workers who answered a sociodemographic questionnaire and scales related to the variables of interest. The data were submitted to hierarchical regression analysis and network analysis. The results showed that career-related factors have greater power to explain Engagement at Work than Anxiety, Depression and Stress. This outcome is more explained by factors of the work context. Career atitudes of contemporary professionals and Work Design are related to Work Engagement and Anxiety, Depression and Stress for IT talents. It is known that both career atitudes and Work design should count for human resources interventions in IT companies.

Abstract Research on retirement have traditionally been centered on the individual perspective of the phenomenon. This qualitative study aimed at understanding the relational dynamics in meaningful social networks during the retirement process, as perceived by members of retirees’ networks. Nine people indicated by retirees as members of their social networks (spouses, siblings, friends, and former coworkers) participated in this study. Data collection was performed through the Focus Group technique, and field notes were recorded. Data organization and analysis were based on the Grounded Theory and aided by the Atlas.ti software - Mac version 1.6.0. Results show that retirement triggers a recursive process to break, maintain, or redevelop bonds, with repercussions on the relational issues and proposals among the network of retirees. The study data suggest that the relational dimension greatly affects the retirees’ experience as well as their relational network.

Background: Pregnancy and labour are the previous stages of motherhood and paternity and the beginning of the acquisition of the parental role, and the way in which labour is experienced can inluence this transition. In order to promote positive birth experiences, it is essential to ensure care centred on the expectant couple, where their expectations and preferences for their labour should be considered as an integral component of care. Objective: The present study, inserted in a larger investigation, aimed to describe the describe the expectations of mother and father, as a "pregnant couple" regarding their labor. Methodology: Qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study. The participants were ten couples who attended the Childbirth Preparation Program at an obstetrics unit of a central hospital in central Portugal. The data collection technique was the semi-structured interview and data analysis performed using the Bardin content analysis method and the NVivo10 software. Results: Most participants demonstrated that they were involved in the planning of their labour and valued it as a normal and physiological event. All participants mentioned the importance of the father's presence and the quality of the relationship with health professionals and the mothers recognize a sense of responsibility for the success of labour. Parents identiied the importance of their role as the mother's emotional support, although only half feel able to do so effectively. All participants reported trusting health professionals and accepting the proposed interventions, although they recognize that sometimes there may be some imposition of interventions, expressing a willingness to be involved in decision making. Most participants mentioned the importance of a family intimacy after the childbirth and value immediate skin-to-skin and breastfeeding. Conclusion: This study can contribute to the relection and implementation of care models that privilege scientiic and safe conduct and that increase couples' choice, responding to their expectations and needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article assumes that the planetary ecological crisis (the so-called Anthropocene) is related to a radical rearrangement of interactions between society and the biosphere, generated by capitalist/industrial modernity. The latter considers the “productive forces” (industrial science and technology) as the main factor of progress and well-being, while considering reproduction (both human and non-human) as a passive instrument for production towards the unlimited expansion of Gross Domestic Product. The article argues that an ecosocialist politics needs, on the contrary, to recognize the relevance of the “forces of reproduction” – understood as the work of subsistence, reproduction, regeneration, restoration and care. The argument is based on an approach that intersects historical materialism and ecofeminist thinking, offering theoretical tools to undo the Anthropocene and build an ecosocialist alternative.

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In this article, we use the Deleuzoguattarian division between social subjection (assujettissement) and machinic enslavement (asservissement machinique) as the basis for understanding the formation of the cognitariat in Global Game Jams. After contextualizing these sessions and their importance for the video game development industry, we will examine the dimensions of user-producer subjection (such as the appeal to entrepreneurship, continuing training, and formation of communities) and explore dimensions of machinic enslavement (flexible work dynamics, game and labour fusion, division of tasks and projects, etc.).

This article goal is to understand, by bibliographic and documental research and the approach of historical sociology, the changes in the post-authoritarian Brazil of labor and penal institutions under the processes of flexible and global accumulation, on the one hand, and punitive hardening, on the other. In Brazil, historically, the developmentalism, in more or less democratic or authoritarian versions, populist or conservative ways, structured a stratified citizenship. The democratic transition inaugurated a universalist and egalitarian conception of citizenship, whose implementation was limited by both authoritarian tradition and macroeconomic orthodoxy. In this way, Brazil combined inclusivism and punitivism, a latent contradiction that exploded in open conflict with the dissolution of the lulist coalition into the economical and political crises of 2010s years.

This paper analyses the process of trans-formation that occurred in the press and journalism from Rio de Janeiro, between the 1880s and 1900s. Mainly, the relationship established between the literati and journalistic companies was under investigation, paying attention to the daily newspapers. Also, the attempts of defining journalism as a profession itself were analyzed in pair with the rising importance of the conception of labor to the literary production from lots of men of letters in the period. The poet, chronist, and journalist Olavo Bilac was one of the subjects followed with attention, including his literary personal projects as the illustrated magazines. The documents used for this research were chronicles published on the press, registers from Almanak Laemmert, and the interviews contained in O Momento Literário, from João do Rio. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article assumes that the planetary ecological crisis (the so-called Anthropocene) is related to a radical rearrangement of interactions between society and the biosphere, generated by capitalist/industrial modernity. The latter considers the "productive forces" (industrial science and technology) as the main factor of progress and well-being, while considering reproduction (both human and non-human) as a passive instrument for production towards the unlimited expansion of Gross Domestic Product. The article argues that an ecosocialist politics needs, on the contrary, to recognize the relevance of the "forces of reproduction" - understood as the work of subsistence, reproduction, regeneration, restoration and care. The argument is based on an approach that intersects historical materialism and ecofeminist thinking, offering theoretical tools to undo the Anthropocene and build an ecosocialist alternative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Being a woman employed in the world of casinos implies the performance of different imaginaries related to "appropriate" femininity. What defines the appropriateness of a certain type of femininity is the nature of the functions performed and where those functions stand in the hierarchical structure of the organization. Based on an ethnographic investigation, this article analyzes the contrast between the gender performances of barmaids and croupiers in two Portuguese casinos. We follow a feminist theoretical line based on intersectionality, and conclude that the distinction between the gender performances of the two functions is closely related to social class. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract The growth in the number of immigrants in Brazil has stimulated reflections on how these people represent and signify aspects of the new context in which they are situated. This study aimed to trace social representations of Haitian immigrants about work in Brazil. Fifteen Haitians from a city in southern Brazil participated in the study. We used a questionnaire and an interview that addressed what they thought of work in Brazil before they migrated, at the time of the interview, and what they imagined for the future. The answers of the questionnaire were submitted to a statistical program and analyzed descriptively. The content of the interviews was treated by the IRaMuTeQ program. The shared thought about work in Brazil changed over time. Before they migrated, they imagined many opportunities and high salaries. In Brazil they faced difficulties with heavy work and low salaries. They hope that the future will be better, with a desired job and the family present. This study generated information that may support public policies that facilitate the adaptation to the Brazilian culture and labor market.

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The relation between labour, creativity and the platformization of capitalism is the thematic axis of this discussion. The aim of this paper was to discuss the relationship between 'creative' work and platform society by analyzing initial research results through an online exploratory questionnaire conducted in the first half of 2019 with workers from the Brazilian creative industry. Also resulting from reflections arising from the thesis I develop about the communicative dimension of 'creative' labour, this analysis deals with the platformization of creative labour, understanding from a critical perspective how the notions of creativity and work are associated with neoliberal subjectivity, flexibility, precariousness and the purpose / mission logic of work in today's platform society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this article is to offer a thematic analysis of the scientific production on Business and Human Rights, taking as a starting point the most impactful works published since the time span from 2000 to 2019 available in the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results show that the selected articles analyzed in the literature address three themes: the first Human Rights initiatives and questions; the approximation of Corporate Social Responsibility to Business and Human Rights; and common business practices for abstaining from responsibilities. As for the paths to be taken, we point out: the delimitation of the extent of corporate responsibilities; corporations' moral, political and legal commitments; leverage; due diligence; new human rights treaty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT Most scholars' comprehension on labour are ambiguous because of the variety of philosophical contradictions embedded in their plausible theories being not explicitly stated but irrationally taken for granted. We, therefore, inquisitively direct sole attention to social spacetime in which, and by which, labour in totality takes place. And then consider the division of labour in natural spacetime as just the appearance of the alienation of labour in social spacetime by our Marxist renewal of the notion of labour - thus manifesting its benefaction to an essential up-to-date explanation of human being, on which a labourer could struggle to survive as still a human being within social spacetime, to fight against the almighty empire of capitalism in the era of globalisation.

In this article I intend to analyze the political trajectory of Plínio Ramos Coelho from the time he assumed a seat as a constituent state deputy until his deposition as governor of the state of Amazonas at the time of the civil-military coup of 1964. I intend to discuss how rivalries and Local disputes and the erosion in their relationship with local elites contributed to their deposition. In the same way, I will highlight his important position as a representative figure of the Amazon labour and the way his political position was reflected in his poetic work.

The aim of the article is to answer the following question. How to explain the origin of value in the sphere of social media, where companies like Google and Facebook act? Firstly, the article presents the digital labour approach proposed by Christian Fuchs as an answer to the problem. According to him, all the activities that belong to the production chains of the digital technologies are classified as digital labour. In his discussion on the digital labour, Fuchs adopts the Marxian concept of productive labour. In his effort to apply Marx’s thoughts to the realm of Internet, Fuchs includes in the notion of digital labour the act of surfing the web and using social media. He takes this activity as exploited labour that produces surplus-value. Notwithstanding the great merits of Fuch’s approach, his perspective departs quite significantly from some central principles of the Marxian framework since: (i) he blurs the difference between labour and leisure; (ii) he eliminates the difference between necessary labour time and exceeding labour time; and (iii) he accepts the possibility of extracting surplus-value and the concept of productive labour out of the wage relation. As an alternative for the misconceptions of Fuchs’ proposition, the article presents an interpretation of the dynamics of value in social media which is based on the categories rent and monopoly rent adopted by Marx, as well as on the differentiation of value and price established by the German thinker. ___ Nesse artigo, busca-se responder a seguinte questão. Como explicar a origem do valor na esfera das mídias sociais, onde atuam empresas como Google e Facebook? Inicialmente, apresenta-se a abordagem do trabalho digital (digital labour) que Christian Fuchs propõe como resposta para o problema colocado. Nessa categoria estão inseridas todas as ocupações envolvidas nas cadeias de produção das tecnologias digitais. Fuchs evoca o conceito marxiano de trabalho produtivo para abordar o trabalho digital e, em seu esforço para aplicar o pensamento de Marx ao universo da Internet, o autor inclui na categoria digital labour o ato de navegar na Internet e usar as mídias sociais, tomando-o como trabalho explorado e produtor de mais-valia. Não obstante os méritos da abordagem de Fuchs, sua perspectiva acaba por divergir frontalmente de alguns princípios centrais do pensamento marxiano uma vez que (i) obscurece a diferença entre trabalho e lazer; (ii) elimina a diferença entre o tempo de trabalho necessário e tempo de trabalho excedente; e (iii) admite a extração de mais-valia e o conceito de trabalho produtivo fora da relação de assalariamento. Como alternativa para os equívocos dessa abordagem, o artigo apresenta uma interpretação das dinâmicas do valor nas mídias sociais que está fundamentada nas categorias renda e renda de monopólio empregadas por Marx, bem como na distinção entre valor e preço estabelecida pelo pensador alemão.

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The content of this article is from a dissertation which aimed at understanding labor movements and the meanings attributed to work by young professionals. We understand that the process of entering a university and, later on, in the working world, has some particularities in Brazil, bringing tension between distinct areas such as Education, especially Higher Education, and Work. Sixteen young adults who had just recently finished their evening under graduation courses at federal universities were interviewed. The analysis, inspired by the Meaning Core, was made through: 1) Social Marks; 2) Living experiences in college; 3) Labor Trajectories; and 4) Conceptions on "work". Based on the results, we consider work as well as education as mediators of the young professionals' movement towards the world of work. In addition, in their processes of entering the world of work, the young adults, in the face of difficulties, gave new meaning to their conceptions and expectations in relation to work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article I analyze the Pliny's political trajectory Ramos Coelho since taking a chair as Deputy State Constituent until the time of his deposition as Amazonas state governor at the time of the civil - military coup of 1964. I intend to discuss how the rivalries and local disputes and wear in their relationship with the local elites contributed to his ouster. Similarly, ressaltarei its important position as a representative figure of the Amazonian Labour and how his political position was reflected in his poetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study had the purpose to identify how has been outlined in the Administration area, the critical paths of academic production in relation to outsourcing and casualization at work. Therefore, we investigated the main journals of the area through the SPELL database. Were identified 88 items, ranging from the period 2005 to 2015. Of these, 72 articles were excluded for not keeping relationship with a critical perspective on the impact on the worker. Thus we selected 16 articles for analysis. It was observed that the studies are relatively recent and publications are isolated. The study results allow us to state that in presenting the company as hegemonic model of organization and their practices as naturalized formations, Organizational Studies remains subordinate to the logic producing knowledge of efficiency, effectiveness and profitability, leaving aside the most critical questions.

En este paper indagamos las consecuencias de la radicación en 1903 en la Argentina de una firma norteamericana dedicada a la comercialización de maquinaria para la industria del calzado. Encontramos que su arribo al traer los últimos adelantos técnicos para la industria del calzado, impulsa la productividad de las fábricas argentinas y les permite desplazar del mercado interno a gran parte de la competencia extranjera, incluida la norteamericana. A nuestro juicio, esto muestra la necesidad de reflexionar sobre los vínculos económicos entre la Argentina y Estados Unidos en términos más complejos que los tradicionalmente sostenidos por la teoría dependentista.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the phenomenon of work from eight different and subsidiary perspectives: physiological, cultural, spiritual, ideological, economic, political, legal and psychosocial. Design/methodology/approach – This study is based on an exploratory quantitative survey with a probability sample composed of 407 cases. The bibliographic review resulted from several readings about the phenomenon of work and the impacts arising from these different perspectives. Findings – The analysis of the data collected confirmed that the meaning and the sense of work are multifaceted. The authors also found that work is an important source of reflection and learning in people’s life. The research instrument promoted thinking and analysis of the participants’ careers. The research process resulted in mutual and interactive learning of investigators and investigation. Research limitations/implications – The data collection came from a single source: a written questionnaire. This limits the scope of the data and raises interpretative discussion concerning the contents of the answers. For future reference, the authors suggest to complement it with different techniques of data collection, associating qualitative and quantitative approaches. Practical implications – The main contributions of the paper are, on the one hand, the effort of synthetizing and recording eight different categories of analysis of the multiple and possible meanings of work, which were elaborated using the available literature, and on the other hand, to understand and analyze those categories using the perception of a numerically meaningful sample of the public, coming from different backgrounds. Social implications - The purpose of this paper is to propose a guideline for future studies so that they could choose with increased awareness the initial perspectives at the basis of the analyses. This study could encourage continuity and provide greater incentives on this increasingly relevant subject. Originality/value – After analyzing the data, it was acknowledged that work cannot be seen from a single perspective, but it must be viewed in its multifaceted character and sense. The published material on the meanings of work usually focuses on specific professions and careers, the authors argue that this fact limits the scope of perspectives and interpretations of the phenomenon.