Work, Precarity, and Justice

Project: Research

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Description

The Collective Research Project "Work, Precarity, and Justice" (TrabJus), developed within the research line "Individuality, Solidarity, Law" of the Francisco Suárez Center for Advanced Studies (CEAD), is being funded by the "Fazer +" Science and Pedagogical Innovation Incentive Program of the Lusófona Group. The project is expected to last 18 months, having started on October 1, 2021. Coordinated by Dr. António Monteiro Fernandes and Dr. Carolina de Freitas e Silva, it involves students from Master's and Doctoral programs, early-career PhD researchers, and a visiting researcher.

This research project aims to explore three major thematic axes that revolve around precarity, work, and work justice in an interdisciplinary and multifaceted manner.

In the first thematic axis, the researchers will focus on the theory and judicial practice related to combating work precarity, particularly the phenomenon of hiring false service providers. The goal here is to identify the virtues of the Portuguese legal regime, as well as its limitations and possible shortcomings, contributing both de lege ferenda and de iure condito to advancing the state of the art. Although primarily a legal research project, it has an interdisciplinary nature, which is strongly emphasized in the second thematic axis. This axis intends to draw on research methodologies from other social sciences and philosophy to establish some theoretical benchmarks for an adequate and just model of work relations, compatible with the objectives of the UN's 2030 Agenda, specifically the goals of decent work with economic growth and the reduction of social inequalities. Finally, the third axis, which revolves around "remote work," is of vital importance to this project, as it aims to explore what telework model would satisfy both the standards of decent work and the economic challenges that have emerged, particularly at a time when working from the employer's establishment may no longer be the norm in certain sectors of economic activity.
Short titleTrabJus
AcronymTrabJus
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date1/10/2131/05/22

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

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