This article examines the strengths and weaknesses of the concept of 'flexicurity', calling into question the tendency of the contemporary cultural imagination to regard flexibility as a framework for the expression of individual freedom. It then describes a range of possible policy options, in relation to the market, in the perspective of combining flexibility of labour and security of persons. Three major options emerge: the 'procedural', the 'neo-substantive' and the 'partnership' options. As a conclusion, this article comes out in favour of a different policy which would alter the framework for public intervention. It especially underlines the need for a 'flexible' and 'decentred' Welfare State, capable of supporting and encompassing forms of regulation emanating from civil society, in particular -but not exclusively -from the social partners. ❖❖❖ Sommaire Cet article examine les points forts et les points faibles du concept de «flexicurité», en mettant en question l'imaginaire culturel contemporain qui ferait de la flexibilité le nouveau terrain d'expression de la liberté individuelle. Il s'attache à mettre ensuite en lumière toute une série d'options politiques possibles, face au marché, dans la perspective d'une articulation forte entre flexibilité du travail et sécurité des personnes. Trois options principales se dessinent: l'option «procédurale», l'option «néo-substantielle» et l'option «partenariale». En guise de conclusion, cet article prend position pour une politique différente qui changerait le cadre de l'intervention publique. Il souligne particulièrement le besoin d'un Etat-providence «flexible» et «décentré», capable de soutenir et d'englober des formes de régulation émanant de la société civile, en particulier -mais pas exclusivement -des partenaires sociaux.
This article aims at looking at ethical issues in vocational training. It widely explores the specific role of vocational training among the set of “responsibilities” that a company could have, not only towards it stakeholders, but also towards its own workforce. Underlying the multiple unfair sources of employees’ vocational training- the unequal access to training is one of them - we try to examine the possible combinations between CSR and this human resource practice. Through a critical outlook on CSR, we analyze different levels of CSR and insist on “ethical responsibilities” – a form of responsibility that aims at recognizing the employees as ethical subjects.
En este comienzo del siglo XXI, todo parece indicar que para el Occidente la "cuestión del cuerpo" es un problema resuelto. A la liberación de los cuerpos propia a la generación del 68, le sucedieron las formas sensuales de la "pipolización" y la publicidad, del carisma de los dirigentes y de la creatividad permanente en el trabajo. Desde esta perspectiva, la tarea principal de nuestra época ha sido limitarse a un conjunto de arbitrajes técnicos y procesales, desligados de todo vínculo con el mundo sensible. Lejos de satisfacerse con representaciones apresuradas, Matthieu de Nanteuil propone revisitar las contradicciones de la economía y de la política modernas. Al observar las transformaciones del trabajo y los combates por la defensa de los derechos humanos, el autor indaga en los recodos de una fábrica de cierto liberalismo sin contrapartida y pone de manifiesto una violencia específica, que comanda a todas las demás: la que considera a los seres humanos como ...
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