CHAPTER EIGHT CONCLUSION In this study we have been able to establish the following; There is an appreciable level of rights awareness on the part of both male and female workers in the three sectors covered. A great majority of them claimed to be aware of their rights as workers and this was confirmed by the wide range of rights identified by them. However, this is not to overlook the fact that many of them do not accord great importance to such strategic rights such as the right to associate freely and the right to organize and collective bargaining which are addressed by ILO Conventions 87 and 98 of 1948 and 1949, respectively. A major problem, however, lies in the inability of workers to compel employers to comply with relevant provisions of the law. The situation is further aggravated by the prevailing economic situation in the country which makes workers very vulnerable. The level of compliance on the part of employers is low. In actual fact employers are deliberately avoiding compliance, taking advantage of the weak legal framework and the vulnerability of workers in an unstable economic environment. Official enforcement is low and this is encouraged by weak institutional capacity particularly the labour administration system that is not well equipped to discharge the responsibilities placed on it. Closely related to the above is the apparent lack of the political will on the part of government to protect its worker-citizen through the enforcement of legislation meant for that purpose. This is demonstrated in the Labour Ministry's reluctance to act with dispatch while the situation in the oil and telecommunications sectors where there is a strong anti-union posture by employers is a reflection of the government to the interests of foreign investors that dominate the sectors. The prevailing reality in respect of workers' right is not because the unions did not try. Of course, the unions need to promote inclusiveness and internal democracy in order to endear themselves more to workers. Within the limits imposed by law and the political and economic regimes they tried to organise workers and defend them but were 71