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Shadow labour
Chandan Hegde

Shadow labour

In 1981 Austrian philosopher, Ivan Ilich coined the term ‘shadow labour’ which he defined as work that we aren’t monetarily compensated for. Craig Lambert in his piece in the New York Times, describes seeing a wealthy partner of a law firm at the supermarket self-service checkout, scanning her bar
Jun 16, 2014 3 min read
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