...Diego Coletto; Iraklis Dimitriadis Purpose In this article, we aim to propose a new analytical framework for examining (in)formal work and its transformations induced by digital labour platforms (DLPs). The article also introduces the special issue on the entrenchment between DLPs and informal...

...Malcolm Katrak; Zahra Yusifli Purpose This paper aims to explore how India's regulatory framework, driven by neo-techno-nationalist imperatives, fosters the growth of digital labour platforms (DLPs), while exacerbating worker precarity. It contends that by excluding DLP workers from formal...

...Mara Mațcu; Adriana Zaiț; Rodica Ianole-Călin; Ioana Alexandra Horodnic Purpose This paper aims to explore the prevalence of undeclared activities conducted on digital labour platforms, and then to discuss what policies are likely to be more effective in order to prevent the growth of the informal...

...Kadir Uysal Purpose The paper brings Foucauldian analysis of neoliberal governmentality in the discussion on the new forms of labour control within digital labour platforms. The aim of the paper is to reveal the effect of control mechanisms employed by platforms on “entrepreneurial self” within...