Abstract

VASCO, Antonio da Silva  and  PEREIRA, Maristela de Souza. A metasynthesis of labor changes for taxi drivers in times of uberization. Cad. psicol. soc. trab. [online]. 2024, vol.27, e-200695.  Epub July 05, 2024. ISSN 1516-3717.  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-0490.cpst.2024.200695.

Based on Social Psychology of Work, this study analyzes how Latin American scientific publications refer to labor changes in taxi service given the entry of app drivers into the passenger transport service market, seeking to discuss the differences and labor elements common to these two professional categories. A metasynthesis was conducted in four phases: exploration, refinement, description and analysis. Firstly, data were systematically searched and organized into three main descriptive categories: methodological information, theoretical perspective and main topics found. Analysis went beyond the information found in the selected material, as it did not effectively address the labor changes in taxi service. As such, the authors sought to articulate other works that to somewhat addressed current aspects of taxi service work and reflect on how such aspects may be related to recent labor transformations, namely the phenomenon of uberization. This provided a broader reflective perspective on what it means to work as a taxi driver today, as the changes promoted by new technologies and their use in favor of creating new forms of precarious work also reflect on this professional category, affecting their daily work and subjectivity.

Keywords : Taxi drivers; Uberization; Precarious work; Metasynthesis.

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