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Les travailleurs des plateformes numériques de transport de personnes et de livraison de repas au Québec : profil et motivations

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  • Mircea Vultur
  • Lucie Enel
  • Louis-Pierre Barrette
  • Simon Viviers

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This study has two objectives: a) to establish a profile of workers who use a digital transportation and/or meal delivery platform in Quebec and b) to analyze the motives underlying their engagement in work on a digital platform. The structure of the analyses is as follows: in the first part, based on a literature review, we present the characteristics of platform workers and various types of motivations for engaging in platform employment. We also outline the methodological protocol and the data underlying our analyses. In the second part, using secondary and unpublished statistical data, we draw a portrait of workers hired on passenger transport and meal delivery platforms in Quebec, highlighting in particular the specificities of the young worker population. In the third part, by analyzing interview data, we present a typology of the motivations invoked by young Quebecers aged 18 to 34 to work on the Uber and Uber Eats platforms. In conclusion, we will summarize the significant findings from the analyses. Cette étude vise deux objectifs : a) établir un profil des travailleurs qui utilisent une plateforme numérique de transport de personne et/ou de livraison de repas au Québec et b) d’analyser les motifs sous-jacents à leur engagement dans le travail sur une plateforme numérique. La structure des analyses se décline comme suit : dans une première partie, sur la base d’une revue de la littérature, nous présentons les caractéristiques des travailleurs des plateformes et divers types de motivations pour s’engager dans l’emploi sur les plateformes. Nous y exposons également le protocole méthodologique et les données à la source de nos analyses. Dans une deuxième partie, en utilisant des données statistiques secondaires et inédites, nous dressons un portrait des travailleurs engagés sur les plateformes de transport de personnes et de livraison de repas au Québec en faisant ressortir notamment les spécificités de la population des jeunes travailleurs. Dans une troisième partie, en analysant des données d’entrevues, nous exposons une typologie des motivations invoquées par les jeunes québécois de 18 à 34 ans pour travailler sur les plateformes Uber et Uber Eats. En conclusion, nous ferons une synthèse des constats significatifs issus des analyses.

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  • Mircea Vultur & Lucie Enel & Louis-Pierre Barrette & Simon Viviers, 2022. "Les travailleurs des plateformes numériques de transport de personnes et de livraison de repas au Québec : profil et motivations," CIRANO Working Papers 2022s-15, CIRANO.
  • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2022s-15
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    1. Olena Kostyshyna & Corinne Luu, 2019. "The Size and Characteristics of Informal (“Gig”) Work in Canada," Staff Analytical Notes 2019-6, Bank of Canada.
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