chickenization of the workforce
- noun
- Literature
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chickenización de la fuerza laboral
- Labor activists are concerned about the chickenization of the workforce in the gig economy.
Examples
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Policies are needed to counteract the chickenization of the workforce across different sectors.
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Many scholars study the chickenization of the workforce in retail and service industries.
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The chickenization of the workforce is alarming.
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Many workers are experiencing the chickenization of the workforce in their jobs.
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Labor activists are concerned about the chickenization of the workforce in the gig economy, where many workers face reduced pay and job security.
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Many scholars study the chickenization of the workforce in retail and service industries, highlighting its impact on worker conditions.
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Policies are needed to counteract the chickenization of the workforce across different sectors, as many jobs are becoming less secure and offering lower pay.
Synonyms
A process where people lose land or skills and become paid workers
A change where people lose property or status and become paid workers
How Secure
2
4.0
∞
1.0
- Literature
- UK
4
5.6
47
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
chickenization + of + the + workforce
The form '-ization' plus 'of the workforce' signals to a learner that this is a process affecting workers, so part of the meaning (a change/process related to the workforce) is recoverable from the parts. However, 'chicken' is used metaphorically here (likely invoking industrial poultry production or negative qualities) and that specific metaphorical sense is culture- and context-dependent and not predictable from the literal noun, so a B1 learner would not reliably infer the full degraded/deskilled meaning without exposure.
Etymology
Chickenization of the workforce imagines workers treated like farmed chickens, kept crowded and given simple, repeated tasks. That's why it means 'lower quality' work, 'reduced pay', 'little job security' and 'loss of independence'.