Singapore: Equality, harmony and fair employment

International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work: Country Perspectives on Diversity and Equal Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 198-217

  Chia, Audrey ^a   Lim, Angeline ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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