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Examining The Role Of Trade Union Towards Solving Employee's Problems In Nigeria
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
TUCTA
report (2007) there is absolutely no doubt that both government
employees and non-government employees despite of being members of trade
unions still remain with working grievances like law wages, poor
working conditions, poor health and safety, fear of termination to their
employers when demanding their interests, unlawful termination, fear to
participate on lawful activities of trade unions.
HakiElimu and TTU
(2004) conducted a study to investigate teachers’ payment in Nigeria and
realized that teachers are earning less than what is required for their
human survival. Teachers in Nigeria earn about $120 a month. Sumra
(2006) who claims that “teachers are facing many and complex problems in
Nigeria’. These problems range from low salaries to low statusâ€. John
(2010) indicates that Government schools do not offer quality education
because teachers are demoralized to work effectively due to low salaries
they get, poor working conditions and poor treatment they are getting
from the government.
Manyele et al (2008) in government hospitals
working environment is terrible as Needle stick injuries accounted for
the largest part of the most common accidents (52.9%) followed by splash
of blood from patients (21.7%) burn injury from chemicals (10.6%) and
slippery floors (5.9%). Most of the hazardous activities were carried
out by nurses and attendants. Chemicals used in hospitals were mainly
antiseptics and disinfectants, which causes skin burns during handling
and use. These problems make it glaring that there is a need to carry
out a study on examining the role of trade union towards solving
employee's problems in Nigeria.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
general objective of this study is to examine the role of trade union
towards solving employee's problems in Nigeria, a case study of Nigeria
Breweries Lagos. The specific objective of the study include the
following:
1. To find out if there is trade unionism among workers in Nigeria Breweries Lagos.
2. To ascertain the impact of trade unionism in managing working grievances in Nigeria Breweries Lagos.
3. To examine the role of trade unionism in ensuring a safe working environment in Nigeria Breweries Lagos.
4.
To determine the influence of trade unionism on preventing unlawful
termination of employee’s employment in Nigeria Breweries Lagos.
5. To investigate the challenges facing trade unionism in Nigeria Breweries Lagos.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The relevant research questions related to this study include the following:
1. Is there trade unionism among workers in Nigeria Breweries Lagos?
2. What is the impact of trade unionism in managing working grievances in Nigeria Breweries Lagos?
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