Migration, Advanced Digital Technologies, and the Future of Work.

Area of Science:

• Sociology of Work
• Digital Economy Studies
• Migration Studies

Background:

• Advanced digital technologies are transforming work, migration, and daily life.
• Digital nomads can work remotely, while some labor migrants face platform-bound work.
• The concept of 'quality of work' is shifting due to these digital transformations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To critically review the evolving notion of quality of work in the digital age.
• To analyze the phenomena of digital nomadism and migrant engagement in digital platforms.
• To identify new elements valued by digital nomad and migrant platform workers.

Main Methods:

• Critical review of the concept of quality of work.
• Empirical insights from research on digital platforms and immigrant employment.
• Analysis of studies on digital nomadism.

Main Results:

• Digital technologies create opportunities and challenges in the migration field.
• Digital nomadism and platform work represent seemingly opposed but related phenomena.
• New values and aspirations are emerging among digital nomad and migrant platform workers.

Conclusions:

• The shifting contours of work quality are evident in digital nomadism and platform labor.
• These digital configurations present an ambivalence, creating both vulnerable workers and agentic subjects.
• Workers leverage digital nomadism and platform work to negotiate career aspirations.