What is superexploitation?

Abstract What is the superexploitation of labour power? How does superexploitation operate? What are its impacts on the working class? This paper aims to answer these questions, showing how the category introduced by Ruy Mauro Marini can be comprehended in accordance with the Marxist theory of value and how it relates to the determination of the value of labour power. The text has been written in order to contribute both to a broader understanding of this category and to present it for those who are not knowledgeable about the dependency debate.