WORCK represents a radical change of perspective in labour history by considering that different labour relations have coexisted, intertwined, and overlapped throughout history. It seeks to overcome the classic divisions in the discourse of this field (productive/unproductive, free/non-free, capitalist/precapitalist) by linking studies of labour and production with those of violence, expropriation, and marginalization. Rejecting the male breadwinner, free wage labourer, and capitalist mode of production models, the action addresses the persistence and transformation of coercion and slavery across genders, political regimes, and historical eras. As a participating institution, the IEM will host the 2nd WORCK Meeting on February 24.