Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation
Volume 13, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 62-78
Logistical tools for refugees and Undocumented migrants: Smartphones and social media in the city of Fès (Article)
Ennaji M. ,
Bignami F.
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English Department, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fès, Morocco
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Department of Economics, Health and Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland
Abstract
This article reports findings from fieldwork and analyses the impact of mobile technologies and social media on increasing migration flows in Morocco, particularly in the city of Fès. The role of smartphones as a means to support the use of maps, global positioning apps and the use of social media like Facebook and WhatsApp have become essential tools for refugees and Undocumented migrants. This article focuses on these logistical aspects, intended as constantly changing adaptations between life-forms and interactions with the social, political and economic conditions to which migrants are exposed. Logistics is Understood as the nexus between migrants and these various logistical tools, influencing their mobility and identities, as well as modifying the organisation of communities and cities (of provenance, transit and destination). © 2019 Moha Ennaji and Filippo Bignami.
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068693967&doi=10.13169%2fworkorgalaboglob.13.1.0062&partnerID=40&md5=d1a1a9d9bb13d65090a79b9a1b35fc17
DOI: 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.13.1.0062
ISSN: 1745641X
Original Language: English