Subcontracting Systems and Working Conditions in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlusanya, O.A.
dc.contributor.authorAdewumi, O.A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-28T17:36:05Z
dc.date.available2022-07-28T17:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlusanya, Olasunmbo A. & Adewumi, Oluwakemi A. (2018). Subcontracting Systems and Working Conditions in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos, Nigeria. Unilag Journal of Humanities, 6(2), 177-193.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10954
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUnilag Journal of Humanities;6(2)
dc.subjectBuilding Constructionen_US
dc.subjectInformal Sectoren_US
dc.subjectLagos Stateen_US
dc.subjectSubcontracting Systemsen_US
dc.subjectWorking Conditionsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCESen_US
dc.titleSubcontracting Systems and Working Conditions in the Building Construction Industry in Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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