ENG 102

Spring 2019/2020
Name: Ayşe Sevil
Last Name: ÇAVUŞOĞLU
Section: 8

DOCUMENTED OUTLINE

Introduction:

Thesis Statement: Since, the distress evoked by these challenges has far-reaching individual, social
and political consequences, it is crucial to understand the factors and the arrangements that
contribute to precariousness.

Body:

Body Paragraph 1:
Topic Sentence: There are several types of employment that usually associated with precarious work.
Main Support 1: According to Vosko, Zukewich and Cranford highlighted in their article
Precarious Jobs: A New Typology of Employment published in 2003, part-time work, fixed-term
work, on-call work, contingent work, temporary work and freelancing are some of the work types
that represent some difficulties for the workers.

Detail 1: There also have been made some governmental and institutional regulations.
Detail 2: New forms of employment contracts have been made.

Main Support 2: Advancements in information and communication technologies facilitated

establishing networks among people and organizations.
Detail 1: It accelerated carrying goods and people across the borders and even helped to do
businesses with new destinations.

Body Paragraph 2:
Topic Sentence: According to Vosko, Zukewich and Cranford highlighted in their article Precarious Jobs:
A New Typology of Employment published in 2003, part-time work, fixed-term work, on-call work,
contingent work, temporary work and freelancing are some of the types of employment that usually
associated with precarious work.

Main Support 1: Each classification represents specific difficulties for the worker, they all tend to be
recognized by mainly four features.
Detail 1: low income rate
Detail 2: uncertainty about the maintenance of the employment
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Detail 3: absence of collective delegacies such as trade unions, which have control and the
voice over the working conditions, hours legislations and the salaries of a profession
Detail 4: absence of social policies that provides medical insurance, retiring pension plans
and unemployment benefits

Body Paragraph 3:
Topic Sentence: Precariousness is not only related to the new employment forms, but this is also about
an approach that makes some people vulnerable in this new economic system.
Main Support 1: : The term “precariat” is derived from the words “precarious” and “proletariat” to
indicate these vulnerable people of precarious work.
Detail 1: Many of the companies tend to recruit women workers for temporary jobs.
Detail 2: . Ethnic minorities are another group that is often exposed to discrimination in the
workplace and are forced to work for low-wages.
Detail 3: Extended retirement age schemes in many countries show that older people are
also suffering from these work procedures.

Conclusion:

Restatement of thethesis statement: When the concept of outsourcing taken into

consideration, as the literature illustrates, precarious work may further spread, even including the
white-collar jobs, which were seen in the safe zone. Therefore, individuals need to understand the
arrangements that cause work to be more precarious and equip themselves with the critical skills
that the new, rapidly changing technology requires.

References

1. International Labour Organization (ILO), (2015), World Employment and Social Outlook: The
changing nature of Jobs (Geneva: International Labour Office).
2. McBride, S., (2001), Paradigm Shift: Globalization and the Canadian State.
3. Vosko, L. F., Zukewich, N., and Cranford, C., (2003), Precarious Jobs: A New Typology of
Employment Perspectives on Labour and Income.