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DESCRIPTION:During the financial crisis in Argentina 2000/01 workers began 
 to take over their companies when they were closed by the owners\, and star
 ted producing under workers’ control. Company takeovers occurred also in Ur
 uguay\, Brazil and Venezuela. In 2019 the number of confirmed Workers’ Recu
 perated Companies (WRC) was more than 400 in Argentina (with more than 15.0
 00 workers)\; 78 in Brazil (with more than 12.000 workers)\; 22 in Uruguay 
 and approximately 100 in Venezuela. Single takeovers occurred also in other
  countries in Latin America\, the US\, Europe\, North Africa\, India and So
 utheast Asia. In WRC almost everything changes: the workers’ subjectivities
 \; social relations among the workers\; labor process\; internal dynamics a
 nd relationship with the providers\, customers and communities. The product
 ion under democratic self-management as answer to the attack of capital rea
 ffirms the identity as workers (without an employer)\, and demonstrates tha
 t a different way to work is possible. The seminar lecture looks at the cha
 llenges\, achievements\, common features and differences of WRC in Latin Am
 erica.\n\nDario Azzellini is a visiting fellow at the Latin American Studie
 s Program\, Cornell University. He holds a PhD in political science and a P
 hD in sociology. His research focuses on social transformation\, especially
  on forms of local self-government\, new forms of labor organization\, work
 ers’ self-management\, social movements and commons\, with a special focus 
 on Latin America and Europe. He has published several books\, book chapters
 \, journal articles and films\, and is a founder of the multilingual digita
 l archive www.workerscontrol.net. A list of his publications and documentar
 y films is available at https://www.azzellini.net
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LOCATION:Stimson Hall\, G01
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SUMMARY:“Worker Controlled Companies in Latin America” by Dario Azzellini\,
  LASP Weekly Seminar Series
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URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/worker_controlled_companies_in_latin_a
 merica_by_dario_azzellini_lasp_weekly_seminar_series
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