Multilingual text work in the platform economy - freelancers developing their multiliteracies and employability
Main funder
Funder's project number: 202201910
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 90 100,00
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/08/2023
Project end date: 31/10/2025
Summary
This research explores multilingual text work in the platform economy. The focus of study are the freelancers who market their expertise for writing and text work in a digital labor platform called UpWork. UpWork is the worlds' largest purely virtual labor platform, and in this study a focus especially on multilingual freelancers living in Finland. I explore how they market and develop their text and discoursive skills and navigate their employability in the platform economy.
Principal Investigator
Primary responsible unit
Web page
https://koneensaatio.fi/apurahat-ja-residenssipaikat/monikielinen-tekstityo-alustataloudessa-keikkatyolaiset-monilukutaitoaan-ja-tyollistettavyyttaan-parantamassa/
Fields of science
Follow-up groups
Profiling area: Multiliteracies for social participation and in learning across the life span (University of Jyväskylä JYU) MultiLEAP; 2021-2026. Formerly RECLAS; School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well
