IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
Vol. 1 No.8, 2015

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The State in Industrial Relations System: An Impartial or a Biased Party?

OLADEJO ABIODUN OMOTAYO, ALLWELL OME-EGEONU (PhD)

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Abstract

The point of departure for this paper is the meaning of state and the examination of theoretical positions which give explanation to the evolution of state institution. Given that productive activities are central to every society, the state has specific roles to play vis-à-vis industrial relationship involving employers and employees. The central argument of the paper is that the state actually performs these roles but only, largely, in the interest of either itself, as an employer of labour, or capitalist employers of labour whose interest is to maximize profit with little or no regard for the welfare and work conditions of workers.

keywords:

state, corporatism, industrial relations and trade union.

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