Migrant contract workers and occupational accidents in the furniture industry.

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Migrant contract workers and occupational accidents in the furniture industry.

Studies on the rate of occupational accidents among migrant contract workers is sparse, although they are increasingly used in the furniture manufacturing industry in Malaysia. Therefore, the rate of occupational accidents among migrant contract workers in the Malaysian wooden furniture industry wer...

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Main Authors:	Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Ioras, Florin, Mohd Kareem, Ishak
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Asian Network for Scientific Information (ANSINET) 2011
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23915/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23915/1/Migrant%20contract%20workers%20and%20occupational%20accidents%20in%20the%20furniture%20industry.pdf

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