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This chapter offers an indicative review of the uneven distribution of the quality of working life. After presenting a conceptual model concerning humanization and the quality of working life, it gives objective indicators of the quality of working life, followed by data on blue-versus white-collar workers indicating social injustice. Next, it provides some ideas on strategies of improvement, that is, humanization strategies in relation to automation, giving an example and including, in the final paragraph, a theoretical reflection.
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Allegro, J., Kruidenier, H., Steensma, H. (1991). Aspects of Distributive and Procedural Justice in Quality of Working Life. In: Steensma, H., Vermunt, R. (eds) Social Justice in Human Relations. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2629-6_6
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