The gender question and decent work: An analysis of apparel industry workers in China and India

Indian Journal of Labour Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 555-572

  Kelkar, Govind ^a   Yunxian, Wang ^a  

^a United Nations Development Fund for Women   (India)

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EID: 77949808894     PISSN: 09717927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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