Sociologist of work & economy at Australian Catholic University (ACU), Sydney. Researching insecure/precarious work/life & production regimes in Asia & Australia. Focus on global warehouse logistics & auto manufacturing.
Chris Smith & Yu Zheng contrast two labour regimes in UK warehouse #logistics: ‘pre-formed workers’ & ‘under-formed workers’ - fascinating & important paper presented at #ilpc2023
Benjamin Selwyn opens #ilpc2023 in Glasgow with the piercing claim that #GlobalValueChains are a class project which sharpens labour exploitation & leads to #ecocide