Precarious employment is work that is not secure, generally does not include any type of social benefits and is so poorly paid that it does generally not the living wage. This type of employment is unfortunately a growing trend in today's societies due to many factors such as outsourcing, globalization, a saturated job market, the shift from the manufacturing sector to the service sector and replacement jobs by computerized units. When we talk about precariousness, these trends also affect European companies as relocation generally takes place to places where labor is extremely cheap in order to reduce the cost of goods such as Asia and America South. This growing trend also has negative effects on the economy, such as the elimination of the middle class and a large number of citizens living below the poverty line and unable to earn a living wage. The minimum wage is rising, but it is still not enough to live on in practice and there are many other factors that make precarious work disadvantageous beyond wages, such as job security and employment opportunities. development and promotion within the company. Negative changes in the labor market brought about by changes to it have led to higher expectations and demands from employers, reducing the number of people eligible for what are now called " good jobs.” These good jobs usually mean decent pay, benefits, more flexibility, and better job security. Precarious work is categorized and gendered since women and immigrants constitute the vast majority of employees in this type of work. Since precarious work affects citizens globally, in this essay comparisons and contrasts will be made between precarious work in Canada...... middle of article ......te University of New York Press. Yogandra, B. (2013). M. Spasevski (Ed.), Where the Good Jobs Are (1 ed., Vol. 1). Retrieved from http://accessalliance.ca/sites/accessalliance/files/Summary_Where are the Good Jobs Report 2013.pdfGellatly, M. (2007). Work on the edge. Workers'Action Centre, 1(1), retrieved from http://www.workersactioncentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pb_WorkingOnTheEdge_eng.pdfJackson, A. (2004). Gender and work: knowledge production in practice. In A. Jackson (Ed.), (1 ed., Vol. 1). North York: York University. Retrieved from http://www.genderwork.ca/conference/Jackson_edited_final.pdf Teelucksingh, C. and Edward-Galabuzi, G. (2005). C. Teelucksingh and G. Edward-Galabuzi (eds.), Working Precariously: The Impact of Race and Immigrant Status on Employment Opportunities and Outcomes in CanadaToronto: Canadian Race Relations Foundation.