ILO and the International Labour Standards Setting: A Case of Nigeria Labour Acts

Abstract

This study examines how International Labour Organisation setup a labour conventions and the role Nigeria government play in using these conventions to create National Labour Acts. The idea was critically investigated to measure the effect of such labour standards in Nigeria that adopted the convention, while the weakness on the part of Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity was also ascertained in order to ensure proper compliance. The study makes use of secondary information as a means of gathering data while discourse content analysis was used to develop a concluding remarks on the subject matter. It was revealed from the study that the convention enforcements are weak, if not totally nonexistence. Thus, the supervisory bodies of ILO must work tirelessly to ensure vivid implementation of ratified conventions, failure to comply by the member states should called for stiff penalty.

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“…Trade unions are groups in which workers unite and collectively negotiate with employers on behalf of the workforces. They emerged from the efforts of employees to see an improvement in working conditions through collective action (Erugo, 2004;Ishola, 2013). They aim to improve the terms and conditions of employment such as pay, benefits, social and political status or working conditions through collective bargaining.…”

“…Whereas the Labour Act is limited in its application, the Workmen's Compensation Act applies to all employees in the public and private sectors. The Employees Housing Scheme (Special Provisions) Act makes it mandatory for any employer with at least 500 employees to maintain a housing scheme (Ishola, 2013).…”