ABSTRACT
In many countries globalisation has increased the reliance of modern production on contracted, short-term labour. This casualisation where workers journey through the employment market in response to labour needs of the moment may work to the advantage of employees. But in most cases worldwide, it undermines labour solidarity, violates labour rights and, in some extreme cases, leads to situations where workers are deeply exploited by an alliance of employers and facilitators working in a nexus to allocate labour. In almost all cases, casualisation reduces the social responsibility of the employer to workers. This aggravates injustices in societies with an established tradition of using cheap labour.
