Call for Proposals: The Future of Work(ers)

The Future of Work(ers) research project at the SCIS will host an information session on 3 June via zoom. Potential applicants are encouraged to attend.

The impact of digital technologies in reshaping the world of work(ers) in the global South, and the implications for inequality.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is pleased to announce the second round of collaborative seed funding to foster the development of innovative research on the role of digital technologies in reshaping the world of work(ers) in the global South, and the implications for inequality. The impact of digital technologies on the world of work(ers) and inequality has been the subject of great debate. Some suggest that technological innovation can increase productivity, promote rapid growth, create jobs and improve the delivery of public services. States can play a supportive role by flexibilising the labour market, facilitating upskilling and expanding residual forms of social protection. Others argue that digital technologies have enabled multinational corporations to increase their monopoly power across sectors and geographies, exacerbating a decade's long tendency towards non-standard and informal employment. As the boundaries between production, reproduction and consumption become increasingly blurred, labour, social and consumer protections have become increasingly important.

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