Workers and the World: Labour in the Ecological Crisis

Workers are not doomed to be merely the victims of environmental devastation. As Lorenzo Feltrin shows, they can be key actors in preventing it. Because labour supports an unsustainable system of endless growth, it holds a central place in any strategy for our long-term survival. Bringing Italian workerist theory into dialogue with a range of traditions from dependency theory to ecofeminism, Feltrin examines the intersection of labour and nature across the globe. By addressing several urgent dimensions of the ecological crisis, such as automation, precarious employment, imperialism and social reproduction, he offers a new framework for understanding how labour struggles and environmental justice are intertwined.Lorenzo Feltrin is a post-doctoral researcher at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice’s Department of Humanities. His research interests are in the areas of labour, social movements, and political ecology. His current project relates to the political economy of phosphate and the history of labour and environmental conflicts in Porto Marghera, Venice.

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