jigyasa.bsky.social
💼 External Affairs @ids.ac.uk Former Journalist. Views my own
👤 Joined on 06 November 2024
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@jigyasa.bsky.socialHidden behind the guise of automation, these intermediaries act as ‘phygital’ touchpoints for platforms by collecting, digitizing, and commodifying workers’ data.
Show PostDespite gig work platforms claiming ‘disintermediation’, there are “platform intermediaries,” or human agents employed by platforms, who are responsible for onboarding domestic workers, connecting them with potential employers, and helping navigate conflict in the worker-employer relationship.
Show PostRead the full paper here: itforchange.net/sites/defaul... #PlatformWork #GenderAndTechnology #FeministEconomy #InvisibleLabor #NationalGenderFellowship
Show PostThis study, conducted under the National Gender Fellowship, was carried out under our project, “Rewiring India’s Digitalizing Economy for Women’s Rights and Well-Being”, supported by @ec.europa.eu and @fesonline.bsky.social
Show PostSalonie is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (@ids.ac.uk ), focusing on women domestic workers in India’s platform economy and the intersection of platforms, care work, labour movements, and women’s collectives.
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