casualization
noun [ U ] (UK usually casualisation) uk/ˌkæʒ.ju.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌkæʒ.uː.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
(OF WORK)
（转为）雇用临时工制
the process of work or jobs becoming less likely to be regular or permanent
Deregulation of the labour market produces casualization of labour. 对劳动力市场放松管制导致雇用临时工的做法愈演愈烈。
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- The report described the spread of agency labour in road transport, despite union attempts to secure agreements outlawing casualization.
- The size of the vote clearly demonstrates what our members feel about what they perceive as an attack on safety standards and the casualisation of safety critical work.
- Even with all this outsourcing and casualisation, there are still 300,000 workers employed in the industry.
- The name for this restructuring is casualization, making work that used to be secure (and expensive for employers) become temporary (and cheap, and controllable).
(RELAXATION)
（衣着或行为等）随意化
the process of something such as people's clothes or behaviour becoming less formal and more relaxed
By the late 1990s, the casualization of our wardrobes was entrenched. 到了20世纪90年代末，衣着休闲化已经非常普遍。
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- There's been this whole casualization of America with dress-down Fridays and so forth.
- His designs are an answer to the overwhelming casualization of adolescence, with its flip-flops, hoodies, and shorts.
- A combination of globalisation, the casualisation of clothing, and the lure of sport on TV will drive the athletic footwear industry growth in developing countries.
- I think we're moving toward the casualization of wine, making it an approachable, everyday beverage.