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- 1 2 3 4 Stuart-Fox, Martin, 1939- (2008). Historical dictionary of Laos (3rd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 352. ISBN 9780810864115. OCLC 608593743.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ↑ ILO Asia Pacific: Laos Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Annual Survey of Trade Union Rights Violations:Laos Archived 2008-12-24 at the Wayback Machine International Trade Union Confederation 2008
- ↑ "Ratifications of ILO conventions: Ratifications for Lao People's Democratic Republic". www.ilo.org. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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