María Cervantes-Macías
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María Cervantes-Macías is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Migration Studies and an Affiliate Member of the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. Her research explores how migration and digital labour are transforming Canadian cities, focusing on the everyday experiences of immigrant workers in the platform economy. She is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the U.S.–Mexico Center at the University of California, San Diego, and a former Fox International Fellow at Yale University (2022-2023). Through her work, María examines how borders, technology, and inequality shape who gets to move, work, and belong across North America.
Sessions in which María Cervantes-Macías participates
Thursday 21 May, 2026
This panel focuses on the intersection of digital technologies and migrant labour, from the tools migrants use to find work, to the conditions under which they do it. Panelists will draw on cases spanning the recruitment pipeline, examining how fintech, recruitment platforms, and the gig affect migrants at every stage: from algorithmic matching and digital labour contracting in origin countries to platform-based work at destination.