Paradoxes of Transnational Labour Rights Campaigns: The Case of Play Fair in Indonesia

Development and Change

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 987-1006

  Hauf, Felix ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR POLICY; POVERTY; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE UNION; WAGE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

CHINA; INDONESIA;

EID: 85026664752     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12321     Document Type: Article

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