Union power in the Nigerian textile industry : labour regime and adjustment

This study follows the textile industry through periods of oil boom, structural adjustment and liberalization. The focus is on the successful institutionalization of the trade union based labour regime.' Nigeria has been caught in a spiral of economic and political decay. This book highlights the progress which has been achieved, in industrial adjustment, institution building and conflict regulation. It follows Nigeria's leading manufacturing sector, the textile industry, from the heyday of the oil boom through adjustment and liberalization. Focuses on trade unions and their role in industrial restructuring and their ability to defend workers' interests and rights following the development of Nigeria's textile industry