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Title:Globalisation and labour utilisation in Nigeria: evidence from the construction industry
Author:Anugwom, Edlyne E.ISNI
Year:2007
Periodical:Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA (ISSN 0850-3907)
Volume:32
Issue:2
Pages:113-138
Language:English
Notes:biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:Nigeria
West Africa
Subjects:working conditions
labour policy
globalization
construction industry
Economics, Commerce
Labor supply
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/afrdevafrdev.32.2.113
Abstract:This study examines the influence of globalization on labour utilization in Nigeria using the construction industry as a case study. It reveals that the era of globalization has given rise to profound changes in the way labour is utilized, specifically in terms of employment patterns as well as the related issues of earnings, job security, unionization etc. In effect, the way the worker is used by the firms in the industry is determined solely by the dictates of capitalism, i.e. the profit motive. The conclusion is that the consequences of globalization have been unfavourable to the workers in the so-called 'semi-skilled' category. Thus, neoliberal globalization, contrary to the often benevolent impacts attributed to it, has worsened rather than improved the situation of workers in the construction industry in Nigeria. This then calls attention to the need for, inter alia, a more focused regulation of the activities of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) and the enforcement of minimum ILO standards in member countries, especially in the developing world where the need to attract the all-important foreign investment may override any other consideration. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract]
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