Cross-border organizing in the apparel industry: Lessons from Central America and the Caribbean

Labor Studies Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 89-106

  Frundt, Henry ^a  

^a Ramapo College

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EID: 0003053699     PISSN: 0160449X     EISSN: 15389758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160449X9902400108     Document Type: Conference Paper

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