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The Nature of Labor in the Post-Industrial World: Free vs Forced

https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5148-2024-4-131-140

Abstract

Aim. To analyze the essence and interaction of types of labor – free and forced – as a factor of humanization of labor activity in the post-industrial world.

Methodology. Through the implementation of the activity method and the method of institutionalization, transformations in the nature and organization of labor, the natural interaction of labor institutions and social activities in modern society are revealed.

Results. The tendency of humanization of labor as a characteristic of post-industrial society is substantiated. Its development is based on the contradictory construct of “free-forced” labor, expressing changes in the labor activity. At the same time, the preservation of modern civilization in the positions of labor-centrism is distinguished by its shift towards proper social activity, the emergence of the phenomenon of “social and labor employment” generalizing human activity.

Research implications. The research asserts the phenomenon of labor as a decisive factor in the development of the post-industrial world.

About the Authors

Yu. A. Chernavin
Russian University of Transport
Russian Federation

Yuyiy A. Chernavin – Dr. Sci. (Philosophy), Prof., Department of Philosophy, Sociology and History 

 ul. Obraztsova 9, p. 9, Moscow 127994 



V. V. Fedotov
Russian University of Transport
Russian Federation

Vladimir V. Fedotov – Assoc. Prof., Department of Economic Theory and Management 

 ul. Obraztsova 9, p. 9, Moscow 127994 



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