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casualization

cas·u·al·i·za·tion [ kàoo əli záysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
U.K. making work less secure: the changing of working practices so that workers are employed on a freelance and occasional basis instead of being offered full-time contracts
the increasing casualization of labor

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