Abstract Since the Covid-19 pandemic that digital and platform workers have been facing labour deregulation, extenuating working hours, erosion of labour and social rights, as well as a major loss of referential regarding unions. In a scenario of uberization of work, this article seeks to analyze how the class-that-lives-from-work has been claiming its true power, adopting strategies and tactics of organization and resistance through cyberactivism. Between 2020 and 2022, semi-structured interviews, netnography and non-participant observation in social media were conducted in Portugal. The key findings reveal that the working-class is in a process of reorganization through digital platforms, social media and apps, used not only to regulate and control the pace of work but to claim for labour and human rights as a labour campaigning tool.
Abstract The use of digital platforms for managing work grew considerably in Portugal, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession. This new form of digital and platform work intensified the use of an on-demand workforce, not involved in the bargaining process, subject to indecent working conditions, social control and surveillance and the possibility of accessing social benefits, creating new obstacles for organising. Between 2019 and 2021, semi-structured interviews with workers, activists involved in associations and social movements, trade unionists and key informers were conducted. Also desk research involved five case-studies in Portugal, as part of a European research project. Results allowed to establish a typification of digital platform workers and to analyse collective action and voice in the country.
INTRODUCCION. La Organización Mundial de la Salud prioriza la educación para la salud materno-infantil en sus objetivos 2020. OBJETIVO. Analizar la calidad del segundo nivel o sesiones del tercer trimestre de gestación del programa de Educación para la Maternidad/Paternidad que se imparte en el centro Rosa de Luxemburgo de la Comunidad de Madrid (CM) a los 6 meses de su rediseño e implementación. METODOLOGÍA. Diseño: Estudio descriptivo transversal. Ámbito: Atención Primaria (AP). Sujetos participantes: asistentes a las sesiones del 3º trimestre de gestación que cumplieran los criterios de inclusión. Dado que es un trabajo de evaluación se determina que el tamaño de la muestra fuera toda la población que asiste al programa en los 6 primeros meses de su puesta en marcha, N=165. Periodo de estudio: junio-noviembre 2015. Instrumento: se aplicó el cuestionario de evaluación EDUMA2 de cualidades psicométricas (alfa de Cronbach=0,83) y 56 Variables de calidad. Análisis estadístico de datos con programa SPSS v.20. Análisis descriptivo y de técnicas de contraste para evaluar la asociación de las variables según los distintos niveles de medición (Coeficiente de correlación de Pearson, Χ 2, t de Student y U de Mann-Whitney). Nivel de significación estadística p< 0.05. Consideraciones éticas: aprobado por la comisión de la Dirección Norte de AP y por el Comité de Ética del Hospital la Paz. Se contemplan las directrices de la legislación. RESULTADOS: Se ha aplicado el cuestionario a 165 asistentes, 109 gestantes (66%) y 65 parejas (34%). La media de asistentes por grupo ha sido de 18 gestantes y 11 parejas. La edad media de 35 años. La eficiencia en la captación de riesgo por alta edad materna es de 12%, por falta de pareja 5% y por inmigración 2,4%. La funcionalidad en cuanto a organización, profesorado y metodología es alta en el 94%. La efectividad del aprendizaje de los hábitos de salud, cuidados y técnicas es significativa en los 14 parámetros estudiados y alta en el 75%. La satisfacción es muy alta en el 81%. El impacto inmediato en términos de incremento de control o de seguridad es significativo y alto en el 73%, y en cuanto al incremento de la vinculación afectiva con el bebé es significativo y alto en el 39%. DISCUSIÓN. Se ha comparado con el trabajo de Fernández de 2012. Las mayores diferencias se dan en la eficiencia en la captación por riesgo. En Funcionalidad, efectividad y satisfacción no hay diferencias significativas por lo cabe afirmar que el programa mantiene la calidad de la CM en 2012 con una tendencia a la mejora en efectividad. Es difícil la comparación con los trabajos de evaluación cualitativos o con cuestionarios sin garantías psicométricas. IMPLICACIONES PARA LA PRÁCTICA. La evaluación permite conocer los puntos fuertes y de mejora del programa para su rediseño y adecuación a las necesidades de los asistentes. Aporta información de referencia para otros centros. PALABRAS CLAVE: prenatal care/methods, parenting education, centering pregnancy/group care, childbirth education, assessment programs, primary care. ; INTRODUCTION. The World Health Organization prioritizes education for maternal and child health in its 2020 goals. OBJECTIVE. Analyze the quality of the second level or third trimester gestation sessions of the Maternity / Paternity Education program that is taught at the Rosa de Luxemburgo center of the Community of Madrid (CM) within 6 months of its redesign and implementation. METHODOLOGY. Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Scope: Primary Care (PA). Participating subjects: attending the sessions of the third trimester of gestation that met the inclusion criteria. Since it is an evaluation work, it is determined that the sample size is the entire population that attends the program in the first 6 months of its implementation, N = 165. Study period: June-November 2015. Instrument: the evaluation questionnaire "EDUMA2" of psychometric qualities (Cronbach's alpha = 0.83) and 56 quality variables were applied. Statistical analysis of data with SPSS v.20 program. Descriptive analysis and contrast techniques to evaluate the association of variables according to the different measurement levels (Pearson correlation coefficient, Χ 2, Student t and Mann-Whitney U). Statistical significance level p <0.05. Ethical considerations: approved by the commission of the North Direction of AP and by the Ethics Committee of the La Paz Hospital. The guidelines of the legislation are considered. RESULTS: The questionnaire was applied to 165 participants, 109 pregnant women (66%) and 65 couples (34%). The average number of participants per group was 18 pregnant women and 11 couples. The average age of 35 years. The efficiency in the capture of risk by high maternal age is 12%, due to lack of partner 5% and by immigration 2.4%. The functionality in terms of organization, teaching staff and methodology is high at 94%. The effectiveness of learning the habits of health, care and techniques is significant in the 14 parameters studied and high in 75%. Satisfaction is very high at 81%. The immediate impact in terms of increased control or safety is significant and high at 73%, and the increase in affective attachment to the baby is significant and high at 39%. DISCUSSION. It has been compared with the work of Fernandez in 2012. The biggest differences are in the efficiency of risk collection. In Functionality, effectiveness and satisfaction there are no significant differences so it is possible to affirm that the program maintains the quality of the CM in 2012 with a tendency to the improvement in effectiveness. It is difficult to compare with qualitative evaluation works or with questionnaires without psychometric guarantees. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE. The evaluation allows to know the strengths and improvement of the program for its redesign and adaptation to the needs of the attendees. Provides reference information for other centers. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/draft
Abstract Rapid advances in technology brought dramatic changes into the labour market, regarding precarious, flexible and informal work. The gig economy has enabled new forms of labour exploitation, social exclusion, intermittent and vulnerable professional trajectories. Not having fully recovered from the Great Recession, the Portuguese society is crossing a Covid-19 global pandemic which has accelerated the digitalisation and platformisation of work fecting not only the value chains, but the labour market dynamics in a heterogenous way. Between 2019 and 2020, 53 in-depth interviews were conducted with precarious workers in Portugal, comprising a focus on 15 life trajectories from digital platform workers. Through their voices, it was concluded that job insecurity is deeply intertwined with the global supply chain management operated by algorithmic control. Most of platform companies threaten established employment relationships, atomising workers who live in the present time without any future aspirations.
A insegurança permanente e a desproteção social tornaram-se estruturais no mercado de trabalho. A pandemia de COVID-19 revelou e agudizou estes processos, que se encontram na origem da acumulação de múltiplas vulnerabilidades socioeconómicas, relacionais e existenciais. O período de confinamento conduziu a situações de estagnação laboral e as desigualdades e vulnerabilidades, ainda decorrentes da Grande Recessão, agravaram-se através da dicotomia social entre os trabalhadores considerados essenciais e não essenciais. O artigo analisa as dinâmicas recentes deste fenómeno a partir das trajetórias de vida de trabalhadores em Portugal. Com base nestas experiências, recolhidas por meio de 53 entrevistas em profundidade e de um follow-up de 14 casos durante a pandemia, pretende-se refletir sobre os efeitos multidimensionais que emergem dos percursos de participação destas pessoas no mercado de trabalho.
The Covid-19 pandemic provoked critical changes to welfare in Europe, requiring the dematerialisation of programmes and services while relying mainly on remote support. This study aims to present insights into how European public employment services have coped and adapted to the pandemic challenges, particularly regarding the digitalisation and delivery of services to young people in rural areas. It focuses on three case studies from distinct European regions: Portugal, Bulgaria, and Lithuania. It is based on an exploratory survey of public employment services national offices and qualitative data collected from public employment services offices in rural settings. It highlights the advantages and dangers of the adoption of digitalisation processes, namely considering literacy and accessibility in diverse contexts. It concludes that despite cultural and regional differences, all three countries evidenced an acceleration in service provision due to digitalisation and were capable of adjusting their practices to remote delivery. However, rural areas faced delays due to poor infrastructure, and after the pandemic, public employment privileged on-site delivery, since it is considered more effective in the training and counselling of young people.
