Janitors and sweatshop citizenship in Canada

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Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 440-461

  Aguiar, Luis L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33748144274     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0066-4812.2006.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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