Who's got time for social reproduction? Migrant service workers as embodied infrastructures of the algorhythmic city

• Published in: Journal of ethnic and migration studies Vol. 50; no. 15; pp. 3805 - 3821
• Main Authors: Zampoukos, Kristina, Butler, Olivia, Mitchell, Don
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 13.09.2024; Carfax Publishing Company, Abingdon Science Park
• Subjects: Cities; city; Gig economy; gig workers; Homemaking; Infrastructure; Labor; Labor migration; Lefebvre, Henri (1901-1991); migrant; Migrant workers; Migration; Rhythm; Rhythmanalysis; service work; Social reproduction; Time; Transformation; Unpaid; Urban areas; Urban population; Workers; Workforce

This article, working within the 'infrastructural turn', combines social reproduction and Lefebvrian rhythm analysis to examine the everyday labour and life of migrant cleaners and delivery service gig workers in Stockholm. Using in-depth interviews, we demonstrate how this highly mobile a...