Hi Folks,
I have been asked for my views on a suitable "real English"
word to use for "Salariat" -- in the sense (whatever that may
precisely be) intended by the Institut Européen du Salariat:
http://www.ies-salariat.org/spip.php?article1
For an "English" version see
http://www.ies-salariat.org/spip.php?article65
(though it bears signs of having been written by a French hand).
In particular, where the French version uses "salariat", the
English version does too, as in:
"1. The Objective of the IES
The IES (Institut Européen du Salariat or "European Institute
on the Salariat") promotes research and dissemination of results
on the history, present condition and theory of the salariat.
This term comes from the French word salaire, which means the
remuneration of all types of employees. We use the term salariat
to refer to the set of institutions that valorize labour and
thereby contribute to the constitution of a class of wage earners."
I don't have any general problem with French/English, but here
I am at least out of my depth on these socio-economic dimensions,
and -- in the context of the French terminology -- am probably
semiologically naive as well!
My first reaction was that "le salariat" could be translated
as "the employed", but I think that is too simplistic to do
justice to what is described here.
I would be grateful for any well-informed suggestions!
Best wishes to all,
Ted.
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