Migrant Labour in the Gig Economy: The Intersection of Migrant Labour, Platform Capitalism, and Resistance

This book explores the gig economy and the role of migrant workers, which has been widely documented, but under-researched. In the last forty years work and employment in the advanced economies has undergone profound transformations and, more recently, a key role has been played by the development of platform capitalism and the gig economy as a way of organising work and providing services.

There are still huge gaps in research on how platform-mediated gig work impacts the structural vulner...