Nigerian labour market is an important source of risk and potential for a vicious circle of poverty. Labour movement in nigeria needs a radical approach in their actions to remain a formidable organized workers group that defends the right of workers in a work place. In 2018, nigeria made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. Nigerian labour market needs skills not certificates tekedia. The determinant of labour force participation among women in nigeria has followed due process and has been approved to have met the minimum requirement for the award of the master of science degree in the department of economics, university of nigeria nsukka. Refers to the demand for labour by employers and the supply of labour provided by potential employees. Nigeria cbn and the nigerian bureau of statistics was employed. South africas labour market transformed since 1994, with an emphasis on strategies that eliminate labour inequalities of the past and improve general working conditions for all south africans. This paper investigates the determinants of labour market in nigeria arising from the economic transformation in recent years, and how public policy affects in particular labour market outcomes. Going by these figures, and working with an estimated population of 200m, nigerias labour force is roughly 8m, 33. Problems and prospect of labour management relations in. Gender roles and inequalities in the nigerian labour market.
In spite of the fact that many economists and business consultants in the human resource institutions have over time, argued that labour relations management is a skilful discipline and stressed on the role of government or organisations in labour. An act to repeal and replace the labour code act and consolidate the law relating to labour. Labour market, seemingly unrelated regression, nigeria labour market outcomes are microcosm of aggregate economic activities. Labor market prospects of university graduates in nigeria. Large swings in public revenues have led to unpredictable and inconsistent financing of education. Although estimating public expenditures on education in nigeria is very difficult. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying job. A small number of pilots have been trialled in nigeria and neighbouring countries of west africa, to experiment with ways of supporting success for women in the labour market. Nigerian labour law looks into the rights, working conditions, minimum wage, termination clauses, and many other rules set by the government of nigeria. The major objective was to find out if trade openness has had positive or negative impact on the nigerian labour market. It constitutes a significant contribution by michael imoudu national institute for labour studies minils to industrial relations scholarship and labour policy discourse in nigeria. By implication, there exists disunity and lack of cooperation among employees and organisations in nigeria. Ll labour act a the wages of a worker shall in all contracts be made payable in legal tender and not otherwise.
Labour markets or job markets function through the interaction of workers and employers. Macroeconomic determinants of the labour market in nigeria. Labour market profile 2014 this labour market profile is a yearly updated report that provides a broad overview of the labour markets situation and development. Findings on the worst forms of child labor nigeria u. Selfemployed persons farmers, traders and others accounted for 54. Nigerian labour act provides for minimum notice periods for the termination of an employment contract, redundancy. Agreement as to place and manner of spending wages illegal. Labour is a commodity that supplied by labourers in exchange for a wage paid by demanding firms. Labour movements in nigeria exist for the primary purpose of protecting the interests of employees and the society at large. Recent publication supplied by national bureau of statistics 2016 indicated that a total of 52million citizens within the. Types of labour market theories classical model of labour market theory 8.
A labour market in an economy functions with demand and supply of labour. Presentation of labour statistics based on revised concepts and methodology for computing labour statistics in nigeria, click on icon download report. Another sad one in the series of sad tales in the nigerian labor market. Nov 02, 2011 in the nigerian scene, there are peculiar problems that deters the nigerian labor market from functioning properly and these problems should be put into consideration. Pdf labor market expectations of final year university. National employment policy federal ministry of labour. Generally, the labour market is made up of two distinct but highly interwoven segments the formal and the informal. Thousands of them are now gainfully employed in medical jobs abroad, and they tend to. This is to the extent that informal sector represents an important part of the economy and certainly of the labour market and thus plays a major role in employment creation, production and income generation in nigeria. Productivity and labour management has been of great concern in nigeria. The net result is that almost twice as many women as men live below the poverty line. General provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of employment and terms and conditions of employment. University graduates unemployment and the labour market in nigeria ogboro, isoken mrs.
The labour market characteristics and labour market impacts of immigrants in ireland the purpose of this paper is twofold. Employment casualization and degradation of work in nigeria. Olanrewaju, phd director generalchief executive, minils. Nigeriatrained medical students and health workers as well as academics who appear to be fleeing nigerias struggling tertiary education landscape and unstable labour market prospects. The labour market is the market in which the amount of services that correspond to tasks well established in the job description, are offered for a price or remuneration boeri, van ours, 20, that is, to exist on the labour market it is necessary for the work be rewarded. Units 2014 q1 2014 q2 2014 q3 2014 q4 2015 q1 2015 q2 2015 q3 2015 q4 2016 q1 2016 q2 2016 q3 2016 q4 2017 q1 2017 q2 2017 q3. A psychological instrument for maintaining social order in the labour market olukunle 0usinadaniel 0uwatula and omiyinka olutola faloore contemporary issues in human resource management and implications for the nigerian labour market s. The current version of the act was put into place in 2004, five years after their current constitution was established. In nigeria the scourge of casualization of employment is gaining grounds in an unprecedented proportion, intensity and scale.
Abstract the main focus of this paper is on the problems of university graduates unemployment. Effect of education status of women on their labour market participation in rural nigeria. Caregiving for the aged women in rural nigeria friday a. This paper provides a coherent picture from labor market data and imposes some analytic interpretations on this picture. Productivity and labour management relations in nigeria. A 3rd class student who built a military grade drone for the nigerian army could not be employed by the army because the condition of service does not permit the military to employ a 3rd class student. Sep 26, 2019 nigerian labour market needs skills not certificates september 26, 2019 by samuel nwite 0 it was alas narrated. Dabalen and oni labor market prospects of university graduates in nigeria. National employment policy federal ministry of labour and. Legislation is supported by codes of good practice, issued. Labour market invest in nigeria industrial renaissance.
Secondary data sourced from statistical bulletin of the central bank of nigeria cbn and the nigerian bureau of statistics was employed. The econometric model was analysed using microfit 4. A twoequation model for nigerias labour demand and supply was estimated using the seemingly unrelated regression sur. The results of probit estimates for the labour force participation of women aged 14 to 65 years are as follows. Each section has also accesses to the sources links that can be used to go more indepth on selected themes. The results showed that trade liberalisation has had negative impact on the nigerian labour market.
Soon with high level of unemployment and low returns to labour. A small number of pilots have been trialled in nigeria and neighbouring countries of west africa, to experiment with ways of supporting. Gross national product gnp per capital from 19992000 gnp per capital 1979 1983 1992 1998 low income economics labour markets, education, and growth in nigeria nigeria has continued to witness significant growth above the continental average in the last one and a half decades. Labor market opendata for the national bureau of statistics. Thus, a brief overview of the nigerian economy is carried out, with emphasis on the characteristics of the productive structure, the export activities and the trends of the nigerian labor market since 1970 can be understood as the outcome of four circumstances. Effect of education status of women on their labour market.
University graduates unemployment and the labour market in nigeria 70 table i. Labour economics looks at the suppliers of labour services workers and the demanders of labour services. A strong gdp growth, for instance, could translate into high employment since labour and capital are the major inputs in the production process. The increase in the spread and gradual acceptance of this labour practice in the nigerian labour market has become an issue of great concern to stakeholders. In order to examine the problems, the paper focuses on. Labour market profile 2014 this labour market profile is a yearly updated report that provides a broad overview of the labour market s situation and development. Labour act chapterll labour act arrangement of sections part i general provisions as to protection of wages, contracts of employment and terms and conditions of employment protection of wages section 1. An emerging social crime and the implications for the labour market ngwama, justice chidi lecturer department of industrial relations and personnel management college of business and social sciences crawford university, igbesa, ogun state, nigeria abstract. Aside series of persistent obstacles, shortcomings and problems, nigeria, like every other developing country, is driving towards a stage where it could accommodate a good number of people from the domestic and foreign market just like some advanced countries of the world like france and america. Labour force survey data in annual abstract of statistics. Nigerian labour market institutional and regulatory framework the structure of the nigerian labour market is similar to that of any other developing country.
Inefficiency in nigerias labor market essay examples. Ll labour act chapterll labour act arrangement of sections. The quota allows a company to employ foreign nationals in specifically approved job designations. Labour force survey data in annual abstract of statistics presentation of labour statistics based on revised concepts and methodology for computing labour statistics in nigeria, click on icon download report. Labour distribution types and factors affecting labour distribution in an economy industrial and occupational distribution of labour 9. Each section has also accesses to the sources links that can be used to go more in depth on selected themes. Structural transformation and jobless growth in nigeria. The labour market the market for a factor of production labour measure of work done by human beings explains the functioning and dynamics of the market for labour e. Labor market institutions are able to understand market conditions such as labor demand, labor supply and intervention strategies in the labor market. The labour market characteristics and labour market.
The national bureau of statistics in nigeria nbs disclosed that the countrys unemployment rate rose from 7. This study indicates that the current wave of kidnapping has aggravated massive unemployment, worsening the already faulty labour market situation, and creating unfriendly environment for economic development. The report is based on the latest data available and following trends. According to united nations 2010, the adult female labour force participation rate for nigeria in 2010 was 40%, an increase of 3% from the 1990. A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. Nigerian labour market is very flexible with skilled, low labor cost level, highly motivated and productive workforce. Pursuant to the decision of the commission plamen dimitrov, member of. The challenges facing labour markets within the europe 2020 strategy the elaboration of the draft analysis was assigned to the commission on labour, income, living standards and industrial relations. The journal for labour market research is a quarterly journal in the interdisciplinary field of labour market research. The most notable pieces of legislation which aim to strengthen the labour market include. Ogwumike, adubi and agba 2002 showed that those in paid employment and 63. The labour market characteristics and labour market impacts. This study focused on the impact of trade liberalisation on the nigerian labour market. We firstly produce a labour market profile of nonirish immigrants who arrived in ireland in the ten years to 2003.
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