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Abstract: This article analyzes the structural transformation of the world of work in Venezuela under the Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro regimes. It examines how labor precarization and the destruction of real wages have not been mere consequences of an economic crisis, but a deliberate technology of political domination and authoritarian governance. Through a sociological lens, the paper introduces the concept of the "administered worker," tracing the shift from a subject of rights to a subject conditioned by loyalty and material necessity. It studies specific mechanisms of social control and digital surveillance—such as the Patria system's bonuses and the Local Committees for Supply and Production (CLAP)—which merge social assistance with political conditionality. Furthermore, it addresses the double alienation of the Venezuelan worker: the loss of purchasing power and the systematic erosion of labor morale, where merit is completely divorced from income. Finally, the study reflects on the implications of the diaspora and outlines the strategic challenges for the future democratic reconstruction of the country, which will require the convergence of internal and external talent, alongside the restoration of national productive dignity. Keywords: Sociology of work; Labor precarization; Political domination; Venezuela; Administered worker; National reconstruction.
Oscar Munoz Tirado (Sun,) studied this question.