Power and labour hire in the Victorian construction industry

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-72

  Iacuone, David ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Contractors; Labour hire; Legal rational power; OHS

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947630323     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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