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Underpaid and overworked: A cross-national perspective on care workers

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  • Silke STAAB

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  • Shahra RAZAVI & Silke STAAB, 2010. "Underpaid and overworked: A cross-national perspective on care workers," International Labour Review, International Labour Organization, vol. 149(4), pages 407-422, December.
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