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- ↑ Kibria, Md. Gholam (2003). A Socio-Economic Study of Trade Union Movement in Bangladesh with Special Reference to Jute Industry. Darjeeling: University of North Bengal. p. 137.
- ↑ Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). John Harper Publishing. 2005. p. 25. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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