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Research Article

Occupational injustice across species

Injustice occupationnelle entre les espèces

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Received 04 Jul 2023, Accepted 28 Jan 2024, Published online: 28 Feb 2024
 

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 and the prospect of a sixth mass extinction, among other crises, have underscored the urgency of recognizing humans' ethical and ecological entanglements with the more-than-human world. In light of these entanglements, this article brings together theories of occupational justice with those of animal rights in order to stimulate further discussion toward the development of a multispecies theory of occupational justice. First, a precedent and basis for nonhuman occupational rights is established in Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach. Second, Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka’s political theory of animal rights is invoked as a lens through which to understand how various types of nonhuman animals are differentially at risk for experiencing four occupational injustices: occupational deprivation, alienation, displacement, and apartheid. The article concludes that a commitment to multispecies occupational justice changes how science is practiced. Implications for occupational science and adjacent design sciences are explored, as well as directions for future research and political work.

RESUME

Plusieurs crises, dont la COVID-19 et la perspective d'une sixième extinction massive, soulignent l'urgence de reconnaître les liens éthiques et écologiques entre l'humain et le monde au-delà de l'humain. À la lumière de ces liens, cet article réunit les théories de la justice occupationnelle et celles des droits des animaux afin de stimuler le débat sur l'élaboration d'une théorie multi-espèces de la justice occupationnelle. Tout d'abord, un précédent et une base pour les droits occupationnels des non humains sont établis par l'approche des capabilités de Martha Nussbaum. Ensuite, la théorie politique des droits des animaux de Sue Donaldson et Will Kymlicka est invoquée pour comprendre comment les différents types d'animaux non humains sont différemment exposés au risque de subir quatre injustices occupationnelles : la privation, l'aliénation, le déplacement et l'apartheid occupationnels. L'article conclut qu'un engagement en faveur d'une justice occupationnelle multi-espèces modifie la manière avec laquelle sont réalisées les pratiques scientifiques. Les implications pour la science de l'occupation et les sciences connexes sont explorées. Des orientations d'ordre politiques ou concernant les recherches futures sont également suggérées.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Saskia Campbell and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the manuscript.

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