GAP working group 2014 - Reproduction and Work

Results from the GAP (Group Assembly Process) Group Reproduction and Work at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig 2014

Proposals for Transformation > Reduction in paid working time. > Dissociation of income from work, and work from identity. > Greater recognition of unpaid work (self reproduction, household reproduction, community reproduction). > Strengthening autonomous collective experiences based on trust in interdependency. > Elimination of zero-hour contracts. > Introduction of basic income. Vision > Emerging entities from self organising community which will redistribute resources. > Elimination of precarious work. > Equal distribution of all 4 types of work between genders and races. Controversies > What is work? What is destructive work? > Is work going to emancipate us, or should we emancipate ourselves from work? > How to reorganise work beyond market? > Recognition of unproductive time (leisure) > Environmental impact of different spheres of work Stirring papers: > Degrowth by leisure – step down the upwards escalator! > Degrowth and the re-organization of work – a feminist perspective > Transition to Degrowth Facilitated by Existing Shadow Society More information and possibilities to engage!