Precarious Part-Time Work in Australia and in Transnational Labour Regulation: The Gendered Limits of SER-Centrism

Labour and Industry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 45-70

  Vosko, Leah F ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 85048996271     PISSN: 10301763     EISSN: 23255676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10301763.2007.10669351     Document Type: Article

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