EXAMINING THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED LABOUR IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS.
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Abstract
The thrust of this paper is examining the role of organized labour in Nigeria:Challenges and Solutions. The paper argues the changing roles of organized labour from thatof a union regarded as working in solidarity to achieve industrial peace, the dignity of labour,social justice for workers and fighting for poor masses. The paper avers that organized labourbefore now, through the instrumentality of strikes and collective bargaining, influenced thegovernment’s anti-people, pro-rich policies and practices that were perceived as obnoxious.The intentional fragmentation of organized labour or trade unionism by the government andslow reactionary measures towards workers