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Assessment of emerging employment and decent work opportunities and challenges in the forest sector










Kniivilä, M., Katila, P., Kallioniemi, M. & Salo, M. 2024. Assessment of emerging employment and decent work opportunities and challenges in the forest sector. Rome, FAO.




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