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September 5, 2025Migration StudiesOpen Access

Copy-paste paths: Migrants’ networked practices in the platform economy

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MHMaizi Hua

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Overview

Qualitative analysis shows how social networks support migrants in platform work, highlighting potential risks involved.

Key Points

  • Migrants' social networks support their integration into platform work and facilitate information sharing, increasing their chances for success.
  • The concept of copy-paste paths describes how strategies for migration and platform work are replicated within social networks.
  • Qualitative interviews and observations with migrant food couriers reveal the dynamics between networks and platform commercial logics in Norway.
  • Understanding these dynamics is crucial for addressing the vulnerabilities migrants face in precarious working conditions.

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Maizi Hua (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4d276d6d5674bcd01207https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnaf043
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