Introduction Labor can be considered one of the most disputable issues existing in any society which got used to achieve some goals with the help of labor. As a rule, labor is viewed as a means to make money in order to enjoy some social rights: the wideness of rights depends on the income level. The society is usually divided into classes, whereas this division is not always related to the background, education, ethnicity, age, color of skin, nationality, sex, and other issues applied to representatives of different societies during various demographic surveys and polls. Money makes people representatives of certain social classes. Labor is a means of reaching a higher level in the social pyramid existing in every society. However, different social regimes treat people differently in terms of labor and working conditions created for better operation of labor force. Thus, liberal, conservative, and social democratic regimes can be analyzed with regard to their desire or agreement to de-commodify labor. Moreover, it is necessary to trace the consequences of these regimes in operation regarding the wage earners; it would be useful to focus on the ways this can be translated for the wage earner living within any one or combination of these regimes. Overview of Commodification As commodification is the assignment of certain economic value to labor force (wage earners), it is necessary to dwell on the price each representative of labor force wants to get for the labor he/she offers. Skills and professionalism of every worker can be measured with the help of money paid to each of them; thus, education and training can be considered good investments into the future cost of labor. When the workers are hired, they are offered some wage which represents their real economic value for the employer in terms of cost of goods’ ratio produced by the worker and the money that should be paid to this particular worker. In this respect, effective performance can be one of the main principles of assessment of the worker’s economic value. Certain skills should be valued accordingly in order to let the workers maintain themselves and their families which have to be included in the primary price of each worker. Commodified workers are those who can rely only on their ability to perform some task due to their labor skills and qualification, the de-commodification is aimed at making the society less labor-oriented. In this respect, governments of welfare states introduce certain legal issues which ensure the wellbeing of their citizens regardless of the ability to work. Such means as “…pensions, maternity leave, parental leave, educational leave, and unemployment insurance” (Esping-Andersen, “Three Worlds” 23) can be considered the first step in de-commodification of the labor force within welfare states. “Some nations have moved towards this level of de-commodification, but only recently, and, in many cases, with significant exemptions” (Esping-Andersen, “Three Worlds”, 23). Thus, the main strategy of welfare states’ governments are the social packages which guarantee that the citizens will survive regardless of their illness, necessity to obtain education, to leave the position because of the childbirth, though the parenthood can be considered the issue