Temporary employment: The situation in Canada

International Perspectives on Temporary Work

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 91-111

  Cooke, Gordon Brian ^a   Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 41149159492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203579084     Document Type: Chapter

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