Labor

labor as an activity mediating humans and nature that transforms matter in a goal-directed manner and is a condition of social life
‘Labor’ is a term typically used to refer to socially productive activity, such as manufacturing food, but in some sense it refers to any sort of activity of a being towards a goal. Labor done in cooperation with other people is often simply called cooperation (see ‘Co-operative labor’). How labor is divided among beings is the division of labor, roles or labor assignment. Labor always happens in conditions, and often these conditions have to be constructed or negotiated for (labor conditions). Working conditions are at the core of paid work and employment relationships. Generally speaking, working conditions cover a broad range of topics and issues, from working time (hours of work, rest periods, and work schedules) to remuneration, as well as the physical conditions and mental demands that exist in the workplace. [...] Good working conditions contribute to the well-being of workers and the success of enterprises. [ILO 2019]
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c. 1300, "a task, a project" (such as the labors of Hercules); later "exertion of the body; trouble, difficulty, hardship" (late 14c.)Labor history or labour history is a sub-discipline of social history which specialises on the history of the working classes and the labor movement. [W19] During the Industrial Revolution, laborers in factories, mills, and mines worked long hours under very dangerous conditions, though historians continue to debate the extent to which those conditions worsened the fate of the worker in pre-industrial society. [Lumenlearn. 19] "We have been working to improve labor conditions in our supply chains for more than 20 years." [Shoemaker Nike, r. 19]"Yesterday, just ahead of the IPO, Uber and Lyft drivers across the country went on strike over labor conditions and poor pay." [May 10, 2019]COLLECTIVE agreements between organizations of workmen and their employers generally provide that " wages, hours and working conditions " shall be determined by the joint decision of the representatives of both sides. [Douglas 1919] "The report cautions that some new business models, including those enabled by new technologies, threaten to undermine existing labour market achievements – in areas such as improving employment formality and security, social protection and labour standards – unless policy-makers meet the challenge." [2019]
== Rhizomata ==
Glorification of labor.; Health; Labor health; Working class health; Labor class health; Productivity; Production
Human-positive Accelerationism; Co-operative labor