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CROWDWORK [2 records]

Record 1 2026-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

... the two key types of crowdwork are microwork and online freelancing... Microwork(MW) is a collective term for the form of crowdwork in which large projects outsourced to crowdwork platforms by clients are broken down – by the platform – into small units of work(called micro-tasks) and posted on the platform for crowdworkers to carry out for pay.... OF [online freelancing] platforms enable clients to select crowdworkers based on their skills and profile, and... the pay and other contractual terms are typically negotiated between the client and the worker.

OBS

crowdworker: designation usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • crowd-worker
  • crowd worker
  • crowdworkers
  • crowd-workers
  • crowd workers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Internet et télématique
  • Sociologie du travail
OBS

Ces travailleurs ou travailleuses effectuent des microtâches (microtravail) ou du travail à la pige en ligne par le biais de plateformes numériques.

OBS

travailleur participatif; travailleuse participative : L'adjectif «participatif» signifie «qui fait appel à la participation de tous» et il est utilisé pour décrire le travail et non le travailleur ou la travailleuse.

Key term(s)
  • travailleur des plate-formes de travail participatif
  • travailleuse des plate-formes de travail participatif
  • crowd-worker
  • crowd worker

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Labour and Employment
  • Sociology of Work
CONT

... crowdworking platforms ... all work differently [since there are no binding rules and regulations]. Most platforms specialize in one area, like content creation (copywriting, photography), programming or design. They all have in common that they offer a platform where people who are looking to participate in crowdworking can meet those who offer tasks and projects and are willing to pay for the fulfilment of this work.

OBS

... crowdwork platforms [are platforms] where various forms of digital labour are outsourced to digital workers across the globe.... Crowdwork platforms are an extreme example of new forms of automated measurement, management and control of labour, allowing... for the creation of hyperflexible and highly scalable workforces.... These platforms create a global on-demand workforce, working in... private homes or Internet cafes.... crowdwork taps into labour pools... almost inaccessible to wage labour.

Key term(s)
  • crowd-working platform
  • crowd working platform
  • crowd-work platform
  • crowd work platform

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Travail et emploi
  • Sociologie du travail
CONT

Le travail participatif [...] est effectué [...] sur des plateformes de travail participatif [...] L'activité principale du travailleur peut, par exemple, se résumer à l'identification de photos ou à la recherche de détails dans une image afin de contribuer à l'étiquetage des données.

OBS

Les plateformes [de travail participatif] ne sont pas à la source même de la division du travail, mais elles fournissent plutôt aux entreprises l'infrastructure qui permet de pousser cette division du travail à l'extrême et la possibilité d'accéder à une foule de travailleurs à rémunérer en fonction des compétences requises pour effectuer les tâches. [Ces] plateformes [permettent aux] entreprises [d']accéder à une [...] masse de travailleurs en même temps, avec des compétences [...] diverses.

Key term(s)
  • plate-forme de travail participatif
  • plate-forme de crowdworking
  • plateforme de crowd-working
  • plate-forme de crowd-working
  • plateforme de crowd working
  • plate-forme de crowd working

Spanish

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