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The making of the ‘precariat’ is a multilevel process. It is an interaction between abuse of economic power, economic liberalization, global capital mobility, fierce lobbying against protective labor laws, and a whole range of state policies guided by economic thinking that believes in the efficiency of free markets.

Globalization and the informal economy: How global trade and investment impact on the working poor
 
Precarious work makes for a precarious recovery
 
Global Employment Trends 2011
 
Global Employment Trends 2012
 

  • International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  • Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC)
  • Global Union Federations (GUFs)
  • International Institute for Labour Studies (IILS)
  • Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)