Resumen
La expansión de la vigilancia digital a raíz de la COVID‐19 ha reconfigurado las relaciones de poder en los entornos profesionales. Aquí se analiza críticamente la interacción entre esa vigilancia intrusiva y la ampliación de las prerrogativas empresariales en el lugar de trabajo físico y digital. Con la supervisión excesiva como denominador común de las actividades «esenciales» y «distanciables», se estudian los inconvenientes para ambas categorías de trabajadores durante la pandemia (y después). Se evalúa la idoneidad del marco jurídico de la Unión Europea para abordar la gestión basada en datos. El diálogo social, el empoderamiento de los trabajadores y la alfabetización digital se consideran formas eficaces de promover la flexibilidad, el bienestar y la competitividad.
Palabras clave: trabajadores esenciales, teletrabajo, vigilancia digital, COVID‐19, gestión algorítmica, vigilancia de los trabajadores, prerrogativas empresariales, negociación colectiva
La contribución de Antonio Aloisi se realiza en el marco del proyecto «Boss Ex Machina», que ha recibido financiación del Programa Marco de Investigación e Innovación Horizonte 2020 de la Unión Europea, en virtud del acuerdo de subvención Marie Skłodowska‐Curie núm. 893888. La contribución de Valerio De Stefano se ha realizado en el marco de la beca Odysseus sobre «Employment rights and labour protection in the on‐demand economy», concedida por la Research Foundation de Flandes (FWO).
La responsabilidad de las opiniones expresadas en los artículos solo incumbe a sus autores, y su publicación en la Revista Internacional del Trabajo no significa que la OIT las suscriba.
Artículo original: «Essential jobs, remote work and digital surveillance: Addressing the COVID‐19 pandemic panopticon». International Labour Review 161 (2). Traducción de Marta Pino Moreno. Traducido también al francés en Revue internationale du Travail 161 (2).
Contributor Information
Antonio ALOISI, Email: antonio.aloisi@ie.edu.
Valerio DE STEFANO, Email: vdestefano@osgoode.yorku.ca.
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