'As Human Beings and As Workers': Sex Worker Unionization in Karnataka, India
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Degree and correlates of sexual mixing in female sex workers in Karnataka, India.
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عنوان ژورنال: Global Labour Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1918-6711
DOI: 10.15173/glj.v6i1.2297