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MICROWORK [1 record]

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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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