This study examines the state of workers' rights and labour standards in Nigeria's banking, oil and gas, and telecommunication sectors. Particular focus is on the national and international provisions that define worker's rights and the extent to which they are complied with and enforced. Furthermore, the authors address the question of what can be done to ensure the protection of workers' rights in Nigeria. Among others, the study found that there is an appreciable level of rights awareness on the part of workers in the three sectors covered, but the level of compliance on the part of employers is low. Official enforcement is low and this is encouraged by weak institutional capacity. There is a strong belief on the part of workers that the union is in a good position to ensure the protection and enforcement of workers' rights. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES) is an independent German non-profit organization committed to promoting social democracy worldwide. We believe this publication can stimulate the discussion on how to disburse the dividends of Nigerian democracy and the riches of the country to every citizen. It must not be forgotten that workers' rights are human rights. For more information on FES' work, please visit us at www.fes-nigeria.org or twitter.com/fes_nigeria. About the Authors Funmi Adewumi, PhD, is a Professor of Industrial Relations at the College of Human Resource Development& Life-Long Learning, Osun State University, Okuku, Osun State, Nigeria Adebimpe Adenugba, PhD, is a Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan 9 9 7 7 8 8 978 9 9 1 0 1 6 65 1 8 79 4 5 ISBN: 978 978 911 658 4 THE STATE OF WORKERS' RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE BANKING, OIL AND GAS AND TELECOMMUNICATION SECTORS Prof. Funmi Adewumi & Dr. Adebimpe Adenugba FES Analysis THE STATE OF WORKERS' RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: An Examination of the Banking, Oil and Gas and Telecommunication Sectors Prof. Funmi Adewumi Dr. Adebimpe Adenugba