LABOUR POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL RELATION; A STUDY OF TRADE UNION SERVICES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (TUSIR) DEPARTMENT

ABSTRACT
It can therefore be seen that from 1968, the Nigerian government has
progressively moved from the principle of voluntarism in industrial
relations practice to that of interventionism. The Nigerian industrial
relations laws since 1968 recognize that industrial relations based on a
philosophy of trial of strength is not a health one for sustained industrial
peace and national tranquility are necessary for a country to have and
hold. This paper use content analysis and situate industrial relations
policy within the trade union services and industrial relations Department
of the federal ministry of labour and productivity of Nigeria. With
theoretical framework being reviewed, the study adopted the political
economy approach as the best in analyzing the industrial climate in
Nigeria. The study revealed that labour legislations could positively or
negatively affect industrial relations. The study further recommends that
collective bargaining in its pure form, one without the intervention of
government beyond the provision of necessary guideline.

Keywords: Labour Policy, Industrial Relation, Voluntarism,
Interventionism, Collective Bargaining, TUSIR