Exploitation in global supply chains: Burmese workers in Mae Sot

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-340

  Arnold, Dennis ^a,b   Hewison, Kevin ^c  

^a Thai Labour Campaign   (Thailand)

^b Asia Monitor Resource Centre   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33645323543     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330580000191     Document Type: Article

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