Call for Papers
CALL FOR PAPERS (2024): ECOLOGY, UNIONISM, AND LABOR LAW DOSSIER
Deadline for submitting articles to the DOSSIER ECOLOGY, UNIONISM, AND LABOR LAW extended to September 30
The Dossier welcomes studies that address the ecological crisis, inequalities, and regulation from the perspective of labor relations and/or unionism.
The deadline for submitting articles to the DOSSIER ECOLOGY, UNIONISM, AND LABOR LAW launched by the Legal Journal Labor and Human Development in January 2024 has been extended to 09/30/2024.
The Dossier will be coordinated by the invited Professors Gustavo Seferian (UFMG-Brazil) and Michael Löwy (CéSor/EHESS/CNRS-France). In his invitation letter, Professor Gustavo Seferian highlighted that "The 'Ecology, Unionism, and Labor Law Dossier' will receive, in its editorial line, articles addressing theoretical issues and case studies, encouraging multidisciplinary approaches, moving beyond the 'narrow bourgeois legal horizon,' as defined by Marx in his Critique of the Gotha Program. Articles are expected to address labor mediation between humanity and non-human nature; socio-environmental history of Labor Law and union struggles; experiences of worker mobilizations for environmental justice; rural labor and legal regulation; labor inspection bodies and the work environment; unionism and energy transition; inequalities and climate injustices in the world of work; Labor Law, indigenous and traditional peoples; religion, ecology, and labor; limits of the 'Green Jobs' agenda of the WTO and ILO; labor relations in 'Green New Deals' and ecosocial pacts of the south; environmental education and unions; reduction of working hours and ecology; unionism and conversion of ecologically destructive industries; union struggles, socio-environmental issues, and free public transport; degrowth and labor regulation; relations between Labor Law and Environmental Law; ecosocialism and Labor Law; job security for workers in ecocidal sectors destined to decrease or disappear: coal mines, oil wells, nuclear energy, etc.; ecofeminisms and labor regulation; Labor Law and (neo)extractivism; labor relations and environmental racism, among others."
RJTDH aims to disseminate legal articles that address the social phenomenon of labor as an element of human development as a priority. It is dedicated to publishing interdisciplinary, theoretical, or empirical studies related to legal norms and their application in society. Article submissions must be made through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform page.
Original scientific articles that accurately observe the submission conditions described in the Submissions and Author Guidelines sections accessible on the RJTDH website will be accepted for evaluation.
The submitted writings will be subject to the continuous editorial flow of the Journal — that is, publication occurs subsequent to article approval, before the closure of the special section. As a rule, the double-blind peer review system will be observed by peers holding the same or higher academic qualifications as the most senior author of the submitted work. For more information: editorial@revistatdh.org
The Labor and Human Development Law Journal - Journal of the Regional Labor Prosecutor's Office of the 15th Region makes public the Call for Papers for the special section "Dossier Ecology, Unionism, and Labor Law", which will be part of volume 7, set to be published from January 2024.
The Dossier will be coordinated by the invited Doctors Gustavo Seferian (UFMG-Brazil) and Michael Löwy (CéSor/EHESS/CNRS-France), who have honored RJTDH by accepting this responsibility. Check out the invitation prepared by the Coordinators:
We invite the entire scientific community to submit papers to the special section "Dossier Ecology, Unionism, and Labor Law" of volume 7 (2024) of the Labor and Human Development Law Journal - Journal of the Regional Labor Prosecutor's Office of the 15th Region, which will address labor relations at their intersection with ecological political agendas. In a context marked by the crisis of capitalist, industrial, modern, and Western civilization, with clear climatic and environmental contours, urgent measures aimed at stopping the destruction promoted by a system exclusively oriented towards profit maximization are urgently needed. However, the responses to the global climate emergency are predominantly framed within the perspective of an "impossible green capitalism", to use Daniel Tanuro's expression, which is incapable of addressing the ecological crisis, not only because it disregards environmental inequalities - perceived from the perspectives of class, gender, race, and national origin -, but also because it is inscribed within the narrow limits of the capitalist mode of production, responsible for the ongoing catastrophe. Aware of the indispensable role of the organization of workers, including their class unions, in building alternatives for life on planet Earth, the tactical struggle for rights that take into account the urgency of confronting the climate crisis emerges as a subject of utmost relevance in contemporary times, with a view to constructing a human sociability harmonious with the rest of nature.
The "Dossier Ecology, Unionism and Labor Law" will, in its editorial line, feature articles dealing with theoretical issues and case studies, encouraging multidisciplinary approaches, advancing beyond the "narrow bourgeois legal horizon", as defined by Marx in his Critique of the Gotha Programme. Articles addressing labor mediation between humanity and non-human nature; socio-environmental history of Labor Law and union struggles; experiences of workers' mobilizations for environmental justice; rural labor and legal regulation; labor inspection body and workplace environment; unionism and energy transition; inequalities and climate injustices in the world of work; Labor Law, indigenous and traditional peoples; religion, ecology, and labor; limits of the agenda of the WTO and ILO's "Green Jobs"; labor relations in the "Green new deals" and ecossocial pacts of the South; environmental education and unions; reduction of working hours and ecology; unionism and conversion of environmentally destructive industries; union struggles, socio-environmental issues, and free public transportation; degrowth and labor regulation; relations between Labor Law and Environmental Law; ecossocialism and Labor Law; job security for workers in ecocidal sectors, destined to diminish or disappear: coal mines, oil wells, nuclear energy etc.; ecofeminisms and labor regulation; Labor Law and (neo)extractivism; labor relations and environmental racism; among others, are expected.
Conditions and Deadline for Submissions
Unpublished scientific articles that accurately observe the submission conditions described in the Submission and Author Guidelines sections accessible on the RJTDH website will be accepted for evaluation.
The submission period will begin on January 1st, 2024, and end on July 31st, 2024.
The submitted writings will be subject to the continuous editorial flow of the Journal - that is, publication occurs subsequent to the approval of the article, before the closure of the special section. The double-blind review system by peers holding the same academic qualification or higher as the most senior author of the submitted work will generally be observed.
From May 2020 (Issue 3), the Labor and Human Development Law Journal will adopt the rolling pass procedure. The rolling pass is the publication of articles as they are approved. One volume is published per year, closed at the end of December, with no more issues or semiannual periodicity.
