Introduction: Migrant Labour in the Platform Economy—The Intersection of Labour Digitization, Platform Capitalism, Migration, and Resistance
Francesco Della Puppa, Dipsita Dhar, and Nicola Montagna
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On October 7, 2023, Il Gazzettino, a local newspaper from the city of Venice and the Veneto region in north-eastern Italy, published an article denouncing the phenomenon of alleged ‘caporalato’ (illegal gangmaster labor intermediation) within the app-based food delivery sector, facilitated by well-known platforms such as Glovo, Deliveroo, and Just Eat,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
D. Dhar
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<sub>F. Della Puppa (</sub>B<sub>)</sub> Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venezia, Italy e-mail: francesco.dellapuppa@unive.it
e-mail: dipsita.dhar@gmail.com
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