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In the opposite vein, digital platforms may offer significant employment opportunities for many migrants. Within a politicized framework of migration policy driven by anti-migration sentiments and xenophobic media narratives emphasizing the need for stricter controls of migration flows, the significance of such employment opportunities becomes increasingly critical (Fekete, 2018; Fouskas et al., 2022; Lucassen, 2018; Trimikliniotis, 2019).\n\nNevertheless, the lack of data complicates the full understanding and exploration of the dynamic relationship between migrant labour and work on digital labour platforms. Additionally, this lack of absolute documentation in both statistical and qualitative terms exacerbates the difficulty of comparing the working and living conditions of migrant gig workers with those of other workers and non-migrant groups. These challenges, already highlighted in previous studies, are likely exacerbated in disorganized capitalist settings and socio-economic environments, where labour law violations, lack of opportunities to unionize, unfavourable dispute resolution systems for workers, and an increased likelihood of managerial dominance (Urzi Brancati et al., 2020; Lam & Triandafyllidou, 2024).\n\nThe current analysis delves into the complex dynamics where migrant labour and digital work converge within Greece’s unstructured socioeconomic and employment landscape. The objective is to investigate whether gig work could be considered a preferable employment option for migrant labour within Greece’s landscape of deregulation, shaped by the ongoing neoliberal trajectory. The analysis draws from various resources, such as statistical data from the Labour Force Survey, a review of earlier surveys examining the working and living conditions in both rural and urban environments of Greece, as well as other studies that focus on the interplay between precarity, individualism, and collective agency. Finally, the contribution uses interview findings with digital platform delivery workers and key informants in the Greek trade union movement regarding aspects of resistance and exploitation in platform work.\n\nThe analysis is structured as follows. The description of the Greek gig economy, including its peculiarities and idiosyncrasies, establishes the knowledge gap on the issue. We begin with a rigorous analysis, synthesizing earlier studies on the position of migrants in the Greek labour market. Then, in the next part, we elaborate on the dynamics of gig work and migrant labour. Findings are based on data collection and analysis that include in-depth interviews with union leaders, rank-and-file activists, and gig workers in transport, delivery, and courier services, as well as on the analysis of available statistical data from the Labour Force Survey and other secondary data including policy documents and recent labour law acts. The final section includes conclusions and a critical reflection on the current situation.\n\n22\n\nL. KRETSOS AND V. CHARITSIS","previous_page":21,"next_page":23}