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Abstract
The aim of this study is to reveal the relationship between liquid modernity, which is ambiguous and varied, and labor processes, and to identify, by addressing the developments in information and communication technology, the relationship between labor processes and the uncertainty and insecurity brought on by liquid modernity. This paper will attempt, firstly, to answer the question of what modernity is. This will be important in determining how liquid modernity becomes evident, thus answering the questions of how liquid relations can be established with intangible labor, and how liquid modernity transforms labor processes. Therefore, the following sections will focus on how to establish a conceptual relationship between liquid modernity and digital labor discussions if at all possible. In this study, it has been concluded that flexibility, uncertainty, and insecurity are the complementary points of the debates on digital labor processes and liquid modernity.