Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public

Based on a survey mixing observations and interviews, this article studies the working practices of couriers in the public space. These practices, polarized between an unproductive time of waiting—not devoid of forms of rationalization of the activity and during which sociabilities between peers are...

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Main Authors: Émilie Aunis, Hélène Stevens
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Language:fra
Published: Université de Poitiers 2021-09-01
Series:Images du Travail, Travail des Images
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/itti/1839
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description Based on a survey mixing observations and interviews, this article studies the working practices of couriers in the public space. These practices, polarized between an unproductive time of waiting—not devoid of forms of rationalization of the activity and during which sociabilities between peers are engaged—and a remunerative delivery time—which gives rise to optimization strategies involving physical resistance, risk-taking and logics of moderation. Between waiting in the squares and rushing through the streets, these workers are caught up in various tensions, one of which is the central one between the visibility of their presence in the public space and the invisibility of their work.
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Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
Images du Travail, Travail des Images
couriers
digital platform workers
invisibility
acceleration
social relations
title Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
title_full Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
title_fullStr Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
title_full_unstemmed Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
title_short Patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues. Quand les coursiers occupent l’espace public
title_sort patienter sur les places et foncer dans les rues quand les coursiers occupent l espace public
topic couriers
digital platform workers
invisibility
acceleration
social relations
url https://journals.openedition.org/itti/1839
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