Employment Relations & Human Resource Management- Conference papers

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    Subcontracting Systems and Trade Union Activities in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos, Nigeria.
    (Crawford University, Ogun State, Nigeria, 2021-03) Olusanya, O.A.; Okeke, S.C.
    Subcontracting system is entrenched in the building construction process and determines work arrangements and conditions of work. Workers defend and foster their collective interests in varying work arrangements through involvement in trade union activities. This study examines the relationship between subcontracting system and trade union activities in Lagos State, Nigeria based on a cross sectional design with a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The study accessed data from 388 building construction sites obtained through Yamane formula from a total of 13,431 sites in Lagos. Data was obtained through focus group discussions among building construction workers, and through structured questionnaire administered to 908 respondents randomly selected across the 388 building sites in five administrative divisions in Lagos State. The data obtained were analysed using SPSS involving descriptive statistics, and the formulated hypotheses were tested using Pearson Correlation at 0.05 significant level. The study found that subcontracting system is negatively correlated with union membership (r = - 0.091) and with attendance at union meetings (r = - 0.099). The study provides evidence that workers seldom participated in trade union activities and recommends the engagement of direct labour through building construction workers’ unions to boost trade union activities and promote job creation in the industry.
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    Subcontracting Systems and Working Conditions in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos, Nigeria
    (University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria, 2018) Olusanya, O.A.; Adewumi, O.A.
    The mode and nature of employment is a major determinant of working conditions. Working conditions in subcontracting systems is a cause for concern on building construction sites. Therefore, this paper examines the relationship between subcontracting systems and working conditions of building construction workers in Lagos, Nigeria based on survey research design. The secondary and primary data used for the study were derived from systematic review of literature, and 908 respondents among informal sector building construction workers. Descriptive and correlational analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings show that building construction workers in Lagos State worked an average of 9 hours per day and 6 days a week. The findings indicate the prevalence of subcontracting with almost half of the respondents hired by subcontractors in the industry. The nature of employment contract for the workers was mostly verbal; their pay was inadequate to meet basic needs and they did not have flexibility on the job. Results also show a significant and inverse relationship between subcontracting systems and working conditions (r = -.107; P = 0.001). The study suggests that regulation of the practise of subcontracting by Government at the local level may result in improved working conditions. The paper, which is an important contribution to the body of work on subcontracting systems and working conditions suggests that verbal contracts should be enforceable to mitigate the challenges posed by subcontracting systems and facilitate better protection against adverse working conditions.