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Who gets to shape the future of work in the era of just transition?

A just green transition requires more than compensating for job losses; it demands strong collective organisation, enforceable rights and meaningful worker and community participation in shaping decisions about their futures. Read more of the article

A just transition needs strong unions and enforceable rights

A just transition requires enforceable workers’ rights and strong collective bargaining to ensure employers share the costs of decarbonisation fairly and protect the livelihoods of those most affected. Read more of the article

More than a roof: Climate displacement, inequality and work tied to place

A just climate transition must empower vulnerable communities to shape adaptation and relocation decisions while addressing existing inequalities and protecting their livelihoods, social ties and self-determination. Read more of the article

A just transition for whom, and on whose terms?

The just transition has gained global recognition through labour unions’ efforts, but its effectiveness depends on adapting the concept to diverse workers’ realities while building their collective power to shape decarbonisation fairly. Read more of the article

Multiple job holding: a critical quantitative methodology

Multiple job holding is far more common than official statistics suggest, and better definitions and administrative data are needed to accurately understand who works multiple jobs and why. Read more of the article

Story completion: A novel, creative method for exploring perceptions and understandings of work and employment-related phenomena

Story completion is a qualitative method where participants write fictional narratives in response to a researcher-designed prompt, enabling exploration of social meanings and perceptions—especially around sensitive topics—without relying on direct self-report. Read more of the article

Bricolage

This issue departs from the usual themed approach, instead presenting a diverse collection of articles on unions and Big Tech, worker assetisation, and AI, reflecting the broad and evolving concerns shaping the future of work. Read more of the article

Invested, not employed: Assetisation and the reconfiguration of work

Assetization transforms workers into income-generating assets, reshaping employment, shifting financial risks onto labour, and blurring the boundary between people and the value extracted from them. Read more of the article

From Employees to Assets: Assetisation, LinkedIn, and the Future of Work

LinkedIn exemplifies how workers are increasingly encouraged to treat their online identities as assets, enabling organizations to extract value from employees’ personal brand, networks, and self-presentation beyond their formal labour. Read more of the article

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: the ‘Friend Yet Foe’ Paradox

Students use AI as both a helpful tool and a questionable shortcut, valuing its efficiency while risking the erosion of critical skills they need for future work. Read more of the article