Worker exploitation in the Australian gig economy: emerging mechanisms of social control

Marinella Marmo, Elvio Anthony Sinopoli, Sanzhuan Guo

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Abstract

Through the case study of Gupta in the food delivery sector, this article argues that the gig economy has further increased the potential for worker exploitation in neoliberal capitalist global markets. Adopting a state-corporate criminology theoretical lens, the article addresses the harmful impact on gig workers, stating that incidents like the Gupta case constitute market-generated social harms. The proposed argument contributes to the existing literature on the gig economy by highlighting that any potential legal reforms would also require a review of the capitalist market, within which new forms of economy such as this one generate ongoing precariousness and vulnerability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-192
Number of pages22
JournalGriffith Law Review
Volume31
Issue number2
Early online date20 May 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • worker exploitation
  • gig capitalist
  • gig workers
  • gig economy
  • migrants workers
  • legal reforms

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