Working like Machines
Technological Upgrading and Labour in the Dutch Agri-food Chain
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2374809 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Karin Astrid Siegmann (0000-0001-6664-9249, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Netherlands, autor de correspondencia), Petar Ivošević (0009-0006-5982-142X, Independent Researcher, The Netherlands), Оане Виссер (0000-0002-5673-4439, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Netherlands) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 39 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 202-225 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Work Employment and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722 |
| Editorial | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09500170241244718 |
| OpenAlex | W4396704583 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 35 |
This article engages with the role of technological upgrading for work in agriculture, a sector commonly disregarded in debates about the future of work. Foregrounding migrant work in Dutch horticulture, it explores how technological innovation is connected to the scope and security of employment. Besides, it proposes a heuristic that connects workers' experience to sectoral dynamics and the wider agri-food chain. Our analysis reads data from a small-scale qualitative study with different actors in the Dutch agri-food sector through the lens of the global value chain literature. Nuancing pessimistic predictions of widespread technological unemployment, we find product upgrading into high value-added products, and process upgrading, such as through climate control in greenhouses, to offer the potential for more and secure employment. However, higher work intensity and the dismantling of entitlements for rest and reproduction to 'make people work like machines' represent the underbelly of these dynamics
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| Obras citantes distintas | 1 |
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| Citas por año | 1 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |