Ghosts in the labour market: perceived health implications of informal labour in Australia.
Employment conditions are important social and commercial determinants of health. Informal employment—also known as 'cash-in-hand' and 'undeclared' work—is a discrete employment condition that has salience around the world. Fuelled by neoliberal ideology, informal employment has become increasingly...
| Publicado en: | Health Promotion International Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2024
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