Algorithmic Discrimination in Labor and Its Juridical Governance

doi:10.13438/j.cnki.jdxb.2026.01.008

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In the digital age,the widespread use of algorithms in labor management has transformed discrimination into an algorithmic form.Compared to traditional labor discrimination,algorithmic labor discrimination is technologically intensified in its manifestation,mechanism,and social impact, thus acquiring new characteristics.Structurally,it is premised on discriminatory outputs generated by algorithms under employer control,behaviorally constituted by the employer's adoption of flawed algorithmic decisions,and results in differential adverse effects on vulnerable workers.Essentially,it stems from the coupling of capital logic and technological power.This new form of discrimination creates multiple crises for labor rights protection in the digital era,such as undermining workers' rights and deepening the crisis of labor subjectivity.Its legal regulation can follow a dual approach of "internal governance" and external restraint,integrating algorithmic internal governance with external constraints.Feasible regulatory pathways include strengthening principled constraints on employers' data processing, establishing technical standards for algorithmic labor management,building algorithmic impact assessment systems,and linking algorithmic labor supervision with judicial relief mechanisms.

Key words:

algorithm, labor, labor , discrimination, employer, worker, algorithmic , discrimination , in , labor, juridical , governance

TIAN Silu, ZHENG Chenyu.

Algorithmic Discrimination in Labor and Its Juridical Governance [J]. Journal of Jishou University(Social Sciences Edition), 2026, 47(1): 98-110.

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