Volltext herunterladen
(108.6 KB)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.cp/2.20
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Platform Labour and the Mobile Underclass: Barriers to Participation in the United States and India
[Konferenzbeitrag]
Dieser Sammelwerksbeitrag gehört zu folgendem Sammelwerk:
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2019 "Challenges of Digital Inequality - Digital Education, Digital Work, Digital Life"
Abstract Online crowdwork platforms have been praised as powerful vehicles for economic development, particularly for workers traditionally excluded from the labor market. However, there has been insufficient scrutiny as to the feasibility of crowdwork as an income-source among socio-economically deprived po... mehr
Online crowdwork platforms have been praised as powerful vehicles for economic development, particularly for workers traditionally excluded from the labor market. However, there has been insufficient scrutiny as to the feasibility of crowdwork as an income-source among socio-economically deprived populations. This paper examines device requirements and differential access to digital infrastructure, both of which act as potential barriers to not only basic participation but also to economic success. Given the increasing prevalence of mobile-first and mobile-only populations, research on this topic aids in understanding the crowdwork ecosystem among differing socio-economic sectors. Based on a survey of 606 crowd workers in the United States and India, this paper uses both quantitative and qualitative data to explore whether reliance on mobile devices is detrimental for the economic outcomes of crowdwork. The results point to substantial inequalities in device use and received benefits from crowdwork, within each country and between the two contexts.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Digitale Medien; Indien; Arbeitnehmer; Digitale Spaltung; Mobiltelefon; USA; Online-Dienst; Infrastruktur; technische Ausstattung; Ungleichheit
Klassifikation
Arbeitsmarktforschung
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Freie Schlagwörter
Crowdwork; Mobile Underclass; Digital Inequalities; Amazon Mechanical Turk; Weizenbaum-Institut; Weizenbaum Institute
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2019 "Challenges of Digital Inequality - Digital Education, Digital Work, Digital Life"
Konferenz
2. Weizenbaum Conference. Berlin, 2019
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
3 S.
Status
Erstveröffentlichung; begutachtet (peer reviewed)