{"product_id":"unpaid-the-past-present-and-future-of-wage-theft-paperback","title":"Unpaid: The Past, Present and Future of Wage Theft - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Cole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy work doesn't pay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnpaid \u003c\/i\u003eupends conventional wisdom about how we value work, exposing wage theft as one of capitalism's enduring open secrets. From unpaid overtime and under-the-table jobs to algorithmic exploitation, there are as many ways to steal wages as there are to pay them. But what if wage theft isn't a bug but a feature of capitalism itself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the world, millions of workers exhaust themselves in billions of hours of free labour. As app-based gig work becomes increasingly common, ex­ploitation grows more sophisticated and harder to detect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't have to be this way. Blending personal stories with a fresh, accessible take, \u003ci\u003eUnpaid \u003c\/i\u003etraces the long history of wage theft and reveals how employers continue to get away with it. Matthew Cole shows that wage theft is not just about broken laws but about the nature of property itself. He makes a powerful case for our collective right to reassert our labour-power.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Cole\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of Technology, Work and Employment at the University of Sussex and a life-long trade unionist. His research revolves around the political economy of work and technology, with a particular focus on wage theft. His writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNovara\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpenDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalvage\u003c\/i\u003e, and in various academic journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.26 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53425647386931,"sku":"9781804295663","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/a7kh2JcW0P9781804295663.webp?v=1780520066","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/unpaid-the-past-present-and-future-of-wage-theft-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}