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Union relevance in the Malaysian labour market

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  • Hazrul Shahiri
  • Zulkifly Osman
  • Kihong Park

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  • Hazrul Shahiri & Zulkifly Osman & Kihong Park, 2016. "Union relevance in the Malaysian labour market," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 30(2), pages 45-56, November.
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