‘It’s as if I’m Worth Nothing’—Cost-Driven Restructuring and the Dignity of Long-Term Workers in Finland’s State-Owned Postal Service Company
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Dignity; Dignity threats; Dignity work; Employment relations; Occupational devaluation; Older workers; Postal workers; Public sector; Restructuring;All these keywords.
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