The trade union solution or the NGO problem? The fight for global labour rights

Development in Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 100-109

  Roman, Joseph ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; TRADE UNION; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 1542347150     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096145203200017068     Document Type: Article

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