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‘Good jobs’ and hidden costs: Women workers documenting the price of precarious employmentGender and DevelopmentSummary:This article describes the precarious terms and conditions of employment experienced by millions of women working in global supply... Read More
Global Trade and Homework: Closing the DivideGender and DevelopmentHome work has re-emerged as a new form of subcontracted production. Promoted through global capital, it relies on sweatshop labour conditions... Read More
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