Decent Work and Social Security: A Myth or Reality in Nigerian Macro Communities?

Decent work refers to employment that respects the fundamental rights of the human person as well as the rights of workers in terms of conditions of work safety and remuneration (Wikipedia 2018). Thus the employment has respect for the physical and mental integrity of the worker in the exercise of his/her employment. According to ILO (2018), decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for work that is productive and delivers a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men.