Skill Shortages in the Clothing Industry: An Endemic Problem?

Work Employment & Society

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 717-736

  Lloyd, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85001195511     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017096104006     Document Type: Article

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