El trabajo infantil en las plataformas digitales. Perfiles generales y cuestiones de género de los Youtubers como estudio de caso
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https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-2695/20889Palabras clave:
gender stereotypes, digital platform, YouTube, child work, platform workResumen
Este artículo examina y conceptualiza el aspecto económico de las actividades de los jóvenes en la red, centrándose en YouTube. Presentaremos la actividad en YouTube y exploraremos cómo la percibe la población joven activa en la plataforma: ¿Es el elemento dominante en este contexto el juego y la autoexpresión por sí mismos o la generación de beneficios económicos? ¿O se trata de una forma híbrida de actividad que encarna ambos elementos? ¿Existen características distintivas que definan el juego/trabajo de las niñas en YouTube y, en caso afirmativo, se necesitan protecciones específicas? Argumentaremos que, las actividades de los YouTubers se asemejan a un tipo de trabajo de plataforma que, de hecho, implica un aspecto de explotación potencial de menores, y tiene una dimensión de género - una situación que exige reformar las normas existentes sobre trabajo infantil para abordarla. Proponemos que se reconozcan dos principios para promover una solución. En primer lugar, es importante reconocer que la actividad de YouTuber no es sólo ocio, sino también trabajo, incluso cuando los participantes son niños y jóvenes por debajo de la edad legal de empleo. En segundo lugar, dado que se trata de una forma de trabajo, los niños no deben ser excluidos de participar en estas plataformas, sino que se les deben proporcionar condiciones de empleo y salarios justos. Este reconocimiento en dos etapas no sólo podría abordar la explotación económica de niños y jóvenes en el trabajo de plataforma, sino también desenredar las conexiones que estas plataformas crean entre las aspiraciones económicas de las niñas y las normas de género tradicionales.
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