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Freedom at, through and from Work_Rethinking Labour Rights- Published Version
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Freedom ‘at’, ‘through‘ and ‘from’ Work : Rethinking Labour Rights : 160 (2) International Labour Review (2021) 311-329

  • 2021
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  • International Labour Review. - 2021, vol. 160, no. 2, p. 311-322
workers’ rights
human economy
basic income
capability approach
exploitation
republican non-domination
freedom from work
labour law
freedom
English To what extent do labour rights promote freedom in relation to work? Methodologically, the article defines three freedoms: freedom “at”, “through” and “from” work. Despite freedom-oriented approaches to labour law, it shows that fundamental labour rights have traditionally aimed and continue to aim at pro- tecting workers in the labour market, not at expanding freedoms and in particu- lar freedom “from” work. In this respect, it outlines limits in current proposals, such as the basic income, to liberate from work. It discusses instead new rights in the human economy framework, concluding that, in order to expand freedoms in relation to work, not fewer but more fundamental labour rights are required.
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