The hidden epidemic of injuries and illness associated with the global expansion of precarious employment

Occupational Health and Safety: International Influences and the "New" Epidemics

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 53-74

  Quinlan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315224015-4     Document Type: Chapter

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