Historical and Philosophical Devept of Labour Relations in Nigeria
NAME: LUGARD IBHAFIDON SADOH
DEPT: INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY & LABOUR RELATIONS
DATE: 4th MARCH, 2010.
COURSE: LABOUR RELATIONS
QUESTION:
Historical and Philosophical development of Labour Relations within the Past two decades in Nigeria
ANSWER:
INTRODUCTION
During the military regime, Nigeria witnessed series of labour unrests and agitation which led to some amendments of labour Acts and introduction of new laws. The period under review; (1990 to 2010) witnessed partial transfer of power from the military elite to civil rule for a while (Ibrahim Babangida to Ernest Shonekan); election and cancellation of June, 12 election, dictatorial style of Abacha and full transfer of power to civil rule in 1999 by Abdulasalami : so for the first time in Nigeria the country has witnessed ten (10) years of uninterrupted democracy and legislation by elected men and women. Obi (1995; 50) notes “The circumstances of Nigeria society are contained in its politico-economic history”…. So to have a full grasp of the historical and philosophical development of labour relations, we shall streamline our discussion within the period. We shall also attempt to apply Karl Marx’s theory of conflict and contradiction.
Theory of conflict and contradiction by Karl Marx For Marx the ultimate contradiction within capitalism exist in the relationship between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. According to him the bourgeoisie produces the proletariat by so doing they are producing their own grave diggers. (George, 2000)
As capitalism expands the number of exploited workers and the degree of exploitation increases, chances are for the level of exploitation to escalate which will lead to more and more resistance on the part of the proletariat.
What is of importance here is that the conflict is produced by the bourgeoisie’s unwillingness to allow the proletariats access to the surplus (profit) of the work of their hands.
In this presentation Karl Marx’s theory of conflict is
DEPT: INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY & LABOUR RELATIONS
DATE: 4th MARCH, 2010.
COURSE: LABOUR RELATIONS
QUESTION:
Historical and Philosophical development of Labour Relations within the Past two decades in Nigeria
ANSWER:
INTRODUCTION
During the military regime, Nigeria witnessed series of labour unrests and agitation which led to some amendments of labour Acts and introduction of new laws. The period under review; (1990 to 2010) witnessed partial transfer of power from the military elite to civil rule for a while (Ibrahim Babangida to Ernest Shonekan); election and cancellation of June, 12 election, dictatorial style of Abacha and full transfer of power to civil rule in 1999 by Abdulasalami : so for the first time in Nigeria the country has witnessed ten (10) years of uninterrupted democracy and legislation by elected men and women. Obi (1995; 50) notes “The circumstances of Nigeria society are contained in its politico-economic history”…. So to have a full grasp of the historical and philosophical development of labour relations, we shall streamline our discussion within the period. We shall also attempt to apply Karl Marx’s theory of conflict and contradiction.
Theory of conflict and contradiction by Karl Marx For Marx the ultimate contradiction within capitalism exist in the relationship between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. According to him the bourgeoisie produces the proletariat by so doing they are producing their own grave diggers. (George, 2000)
As capitalism expands the number of exploited workers and the degree of exploitation increases, chances are for the level of exploitation to escalate which will lead to more and more resistance on the part of the proletariat.
What is of importance here is that the conflict is produced by the bourgeoisie’s unwillingness to allow the proletariats access to the surplus (profit) of the work of their hands.
In this presentation Karl Marx’s theory of conflict is
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