Organizing and collective bargaining in the digitized "tertiary factories" of amazon: A comparison between Germany and Italy

Bruno Cattero, Marta D'Onofrio

Risultato della ricerca: Capitolo in libro/report/atti di convegnoContributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)peer review

Abstract

The chapter questions how digitalization impacted on work organization and the institutions of industrial relations, taking into account work within the fulfillment centers of Amazon. At organisation level, algorithmic management and electronic devices give rise to a sort of "digitalized tertiary factory" characterized by an unprecedented variant of "digital taylor-fordism", which brings back basic needs for work protection. On the other hand, the analysis of the ongoing conflict in Germany and, more recently, in Italy highlights on one side the structural obstacles that stand in the union action and, on the other, the institutional indifference of Amazon, not least because of the structural weakness of the national structures, still fordist and "analogical", and the inadequacy of European institutional level relating to transnational collective bargaining.
Lingua originaleInglese
Titolo della pubblicazione ospiteWorking in Digital and Smart Organizations
Sottotitolo della pubblicazione ospiteLegal, Economic and Organizational Perspectives on the Digitalization of Labour Relations
EditoreSpringer International Publishing
Pagine141-164
Numero di pagine24
ISBN (elettronico)9783319773292
ISBN (stampa)9783319773285
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 8 lug 2018

Fingerprint

Entra nei temi di ricerca di 'Organizing and collective bargaining in the digitized "tertiary factories" of amazon: A comparison between Germany and Italy'. Insieme formano una fingerprint unica.

Cita questo