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Temporary Employment and Social Inequality in Canada: Exploring Intersections of Gender, Race and Immigration Status

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  • Sylvia Fuller
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  • Sylvia Fuller & Leah Vosko, 2008. "Temporary Employment and Social Inequality in Canada: Exploring Intersections of Gender, Race and Immigration Status," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 88(1), pages 31-50, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:88:y:2008:i:1:p:31-50
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9201-8
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