Domestic work and platformisation in India and South Africa: A look at enablers and barriers
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
Globally, the domestic work sector is both highly informal and highly feminised. This article will compile learnings from the domestic work sector in two countries of the Global South — India and South Africa — concerning the emerging digital economy and its effects on workers. To do so, it will explore the rise of the platform economy in the context of a digital gender divide and highlight initiatives from India and South Africa seeking to improve access to the opportunities offered by digital platforms as well as empowering platform workers through the development of platform cooperatives.
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Labour law, Domestic law, South Africa, Digital economy, Statistics studies, Population studies
Citation
Fairuz Mullagee, Nitya Nangalia and Salonie Muralidhara Hinyur, ‘Domestic work and platformisation in India and South Africa: a look at enablers and barriers’ in Olivia Blanchard, Carina Lopes and Patrick Devaney (eds) Global perspectives on women, work, and digital labour platforms: A collection of articles from around the world on women’s experiences of digital labour platforms (Digital Future Society 2022) at https://digitalfuturesociety.com/app/uploads/2022/07/Global_Perspectives_on_Women_Work_and_Digital_Labour_Platforms.pdf.