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Implications of digital transformation for migrant labour

Project description

Bridging the digital divide for migrant workers

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe's rapid digitalisation has ushered in a new era of working conditions. While the positive impacts are evident, this digital transformation has increased the vulnerability of migrant workers, a crucial segment of the workforce. Exposing them to the looming threats of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion, the digital shift poses significant challenges to their labour market integration. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the IDILAB project embarks on a mission to investigate and understand the impact of technological progress on these workers. It will pave the way for a fair digital transition that benefits all, including migrants. Its aim is to offer data-driven policy options to EU and national governments.

Objective

Accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, rapid digitalisation has fundamentally transformed European working conditions. While its positive consequences are well recognised, digital transformation also puts a sorely needed part of the European workforce at risk of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. IDILAB (Implications of digital transformation for migrant labour) investigates the impacts that technological progress and subsequent structural changes have on the labour market integration of migrant workers. By developing a new methodological approach, IDILAB shall provide novel evidence on migrants’ exposure to the process of digitalisation, and formulate evidence-based and innovative policy options for the EU and national governments to improve on the scope and adequacy of national and European policy directed at encouraging a fair digital transition for all, including migrants. The proposed project will contribute with new knowledge on migrants’ own perspectives on barriers and enablers for a sustainable integration in a fast-changing labour market. I, the experienced researcher (Dr Olga Gheorghiev, the Czech Republic), will work with a European centre of excellence (the Research Centre for Digitalisation of Public Services and Citizenship (CEDIC, OsloMet, Norway), and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI, Belgium) for intersectoral knowledge transfer, career development, and European added value.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01

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Coordinator

OSLOMET - STORBYUNIVERSITETET
Net EU contribution
€ 225 013,04
Address
PILESTREDET 46
0167 Oslo
Norway
Region
Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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