Homeworkers and the national minimum wage: Evidence from the textiles and clothing industry

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 863-873

  Heyes, Jason ^a   Gray, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035528526     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095001701400438242     Document Type: Article

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