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New tech, old exploitation: Gig economy, algorithmic control and migrant labour
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New tech, old exploitation: Gig economy, algorithmic control and migrant labour

Lutfun Nahar Lata, Jasmine Burdon and Tim Reddel
Sociology compass, Vol.17(1), e13028
2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.13028
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Abstract

Social Sciences Sociology
Digital platforms are the newest technological wave that is reshaping and reconfiguring the economic and labour landscape. Digital platforms often known as the gig economy are increasingly adopting app-based models to connect consumers with workers to complete their on-demand tasks. However, on-demand platforms continue to rely on the unequal division of labour and the precarious nature of the work to create labour markets that can respond accordingly to the increase in service provision. This review highlights two main themes that have emerged within the on-demand gig economy in the current literature-mythical autonomy and algorithmic control and misclassification of labour and the complexity of migrant workers in navigating this space. Finally, this review calls for further research into the inside/ outside dichotomy of migrant labour within the gig economy and their experiences of labour exploitation through app-based digital platforms.

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6 Social Sciences
6.3 Management
6.3.2135 Sharing Economy
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