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Migrant workers and involuntary non-permanent jobs: agencies as new IR actors?

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  • Benjamin Hopkins & Chris Dawson, 2016. "Migrant workers and involuntary non-permanent jobs: agencies as new IR actors?," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 47(2), pages 163-180, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:47:y:2016:i:2:p:163-180
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