Public And Private Agencies Dependency On Corps Members And Its Impact On Youths Employment

Public And Private Agencies Dependency On Corps Members And Its Impact On Youths Employment

Chapiter 1

Introduction

1.1 The study’s context

Youth unemployment is one of the most serious development issues Nigeria and the rest of Africa are currently facing. Yemi B. (2017) said that despite preventing some economies from achieving economic significance and development ambitions, it has positioned them as nations lacking a job-growth economy. In the modern, globalized world, the rise in youth unemployment has become a major problem. Social problems are bred on a platform provided by youth unemployment. Young people without jobs feel frustrated, ashamed, depressed, and unfriendly. Some young people are drawn to crime because they lack employment. They engage in additional anti-social, anti-economic, and anti-political actions in addition to violent, unlawful, and criminal ones as a means of expressing their discontent with a system that hinders them from using remunerative jobs to positively contribute to economic development. However, the debate centers on how youth unemployment persists in Nigeria despite the presence of numerous state and private businesses. Miriam I. (2021) suggested that the corporate and public sectors’ reliance on corp members has contributed to youth not being gainfully employed, despite the fact that there are other factors that can play a role. Due to their inability to pay their employees’ salaries, those industries are no longer interested in hiring young people with experience, competence, and qualifications and instead turn to corp members.Unfortunately, this consciousness-raising method has also permeated the private sector, where firms have followed the government’s discriminatory hiring practices. Private employers, particularly medium expatriate firms, have largely adopted this approach in labor recruitment, in deference to the susceptibilities of qualified youth who might otherwise increase their expenditure on salary payment, thus bidding to save by employing less capital intensive corp members, as succinctly summarized by Yesufu A. (2017).In light of this, this study set out to investigate how public and private organizations depend on corps members and how this affects young people’s employment.

1.2 A description of the issue

After successfully completing the required three-week orientation exercise in camp, every corp member wants to be posted to firms for their area of principal assignment. Posting to the primary assignment location comes next.

While the majority of corp members prefer to be posted in businesses rather than educational institutions, their motivations typically center around the additional pay or stipend that will boost their “alawee” (the federal government allowance paid to corp members) and the opportunity to gain experience that they can highlight on their resumes to impress potential employers. Although this concept seems amazing and thrilling, it has had a negative impact on the percentage of youth unemployment who are professionals, skilled, and qualified yet aren’t employed by such companies. This is due to the fact that public and private agencies/departments are no longer hiring capable and qualified young Nigerians, instead heavily relying on the availability of corps members, who are not well compensated and get discarded with impunity at the end of their service year without any hope of finding gainful employment. Because these sectors are guaranteed to get serving corp members each year, rather than hiring specialists, this parasitic dependence causes the unemployment rate to rise. This negative impact on young employment results from this vicious cycle. This study’s goal was to determine the effect of public and private organizations’ reliance on corps members on young people’s employment.

1.3 Purpose of the investigation

Examining public and private organizations’ reliance on corps members and how it affects young people’s employment is the main goal of this study. It specifically looks for;

1. To determine whether private companies hire more corp members than non-corp members.

2. To determine whether members of the Corps are being underpaid for services that a skilled young person could perform.

3. To investigate if the employment of young people is significantly impacted by public and private organizations’ reliance on corps members.

1.4 Research Prompts

1. To determine whether private organizations employ more corp members than non-corp members.

2. To determine whether members of the Corps are being underpaid for services that a skilled young person could perform.

3. To investigate if the employment of young people is significantly impacted by public and private organizations’ reliance on corps members.

1.5 Importance of the research

For both commercial and governmental organizations and policymakers, this report will be important. This study will advise decision-makers and the government of the need to carefully consider the bill eliminating the NYSC, taking into account the potential effects on rising unemployment and escalating crime in the nation.In order to provide room for the recruitment of young people, they will also be able to adjust the plan while taking into account the maximum number of corp members a private corporation may accept. The study will shed light on the drawbacks of corporate and public organizations’ reliance on low-paid labor by using corp members rather than hiring professionals who can do better. Graduates will benefit from the study and be exposed to the idea of looking for other worthwhile means of subsisting, such as starting their own business in the lack of a white-collar position. Finally, the research will add to the body of knowledge and be used as a resource by academics conducting policy studies.

1.6 Study’s purview

The study’s focus is on public and private organizations’ reliance on corps members and how that affects young people’s employment. As a result, the study is restricted to Abeokuta in Ogun State.

1.5 Study’s limitations

The study was limited by the following factors.

Financial restraint: A researcher’s ability to collect data (through the internet, a questionnaire, and interviews) and locate relevant materials, literature, or information is often hindered by a lack of funding.

Time restraint: The researcher will do this investigation together with other academic activities at the same time. As a result, less time will be spent on the research project.

However, despite the aforementioned restrictions, the researcher devotedly worked to make sure that the study’s goal was achieved.

1.8 Terms explained

The Nigerian government established the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as a program to engage Nigerian graduates in nation-building and national development.

Unemployment: According to the OECD, unemployment is defined as those over a certain age who are currently eligible for work but are not either employed or self-employed.

Private Agencies: The term “private agency” refers to a person or any type of business entity, including a nonprofit organization, that is permitted under the laws of this state, any other state, or any other country.