Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures

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Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures. / Usynin, Maxim.

In: The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Vol. 2024, No. 1, 01.2024.

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Harvard

Usynin, M 2024, 'Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures', The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, vol. 2024, no. 1.

APA

Usynin, M. (Accepted/In press). Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures. The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, 2024(1).

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Usynin M. Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures. The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. 2024 Jan;2024(1).

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Usynin, Maxim. / Modern Slavery in Liner Shipping: An Empirical Analysis of Corporate Disclosures. In: The International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations. 2024 ; Vol. 2024, No. 1.

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