Precarização 4.0 : subjetividade, vulnerabilidade e trabalho na era digital

Abstract

This monograph analyzes the impacts of Industry 4.0 on contemporary labor dynamics, with an emphasis on the precarization of working conditions and the shaping of workers’ subjectivities in the face of digital technologies. Starting from the problematization of the discourse of freedom and flexibility promoted by this new production model, the study investigates how such narratives conceal relationships of exploitation, instability, and vulnerability. This bibliographic research draws on authors such as Ursula Huws, Richard Sennett, Vincent de Gaulejac, among others, to understand how technological advancements affect not only the way people work, but also how they think, feel, and act. The study highlights the emergence of the "cybertariat" and the intensification of the “entrepreneur of the self” model, in which individuals are required to constantly adapt, perform, and remain productive—even under adverse conditions. Furthermore, the research reveals how labor relations are shaped by processes of gamification, isolation, and the dematerialization of production, which hinder collective organization and solidarity among workers. The conclusion emphasizes that, although the digitalization of work is an irreversible process, its implications must be rethought in order to ensure more dignified and humane working conditions in the contemporary global-digital landscape.