Approaches to the platform economy from Marxist theory

Abstract

The phenomenon of digital platforms has existed worldwide for about 10 years, which is one of the biggest disruptions in the world of work. However, the information related to the forms of work that are carried out through digital platforms is not included in official statistics, so it is invisible and falls into other categories, such as unpaid workers, self-employed workers, or under certain forms of employment. irregular work or informal workers. This research constitutes a theoretical vision of the changes that labor relations have undergone with the advancement of technology, a critical vision from Marxist theory for the understanding of the context through which work passes in the presence of this business model.