Meet SAMUEL OLURANTI SUNDAY, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Sociology Of Work, Social Protection, & Occupational Health And Safety
Associate Professor / Reader
Sociology
At the Sociology department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: Sociology Of Work, Social Protection And Occupational Health And Safety
Description: My research interest has been focused majorly on work and the social protections of the vulnerable workers: the informal economy operators IEOs and the small and medium enterprises SMEs , especially on their occupational health and safety OHS . In the course of my research in this area, I have identified the legal, environment social and technological , economic and political factors working against OHS of the IEOs and the SMEs despite their huge contributions to the economy of the nation. I have been emphasising on the need for the State and other stakeholders to provide succour for these category of workers, through the improvement of their working environment, adequate provisions of social amenities, regular education on OHS, economic policies that will increase their productivity and generate more employment. These I have argued, could be done through collaborative efforts of the State, Non-Governmental Organisations NGOs , interested stakeholders, and the leaders and members of the various associations and unions in the IEOs and SMEs.
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. Phil. (Sociology Sociology of Work ) | University of South Africa, Pretoria | 2017 |
KENIMANISM: AN INTERROGATION INTO AN INDIGENOUS THEORETICAL THOUGHT
Africa is endowed with outstanding philosophy of life and philosophical thoughts which are embedded in various African languages and cultures. The Yoruba philosophical thoughts like most African languages, are rich and very powerful. They emanate from human experiences that run through ages. They exhibit the precept by precept, attitudinal and reactionary manifestations of the real human actions devoid of pretences and make-believes. They are seen in proverbs, wise sayings, analogies and in most cases, from verbal, symbols, reactions and silence. These philosophical thoughts manifest in all spheres of life; work environment, in politics, economy, social life, businesses, education, developmental programmes to mention but a few. The aim of this paper is to interrogate the philosophical thoughts and features of a Yoruba saying A ni k eni ma ni, to n fun ni l oko idi ope ro , which literarily means the haves that denies others from having, by giving them unfertile land to cultivate. This scenario manifest in human and organizational interactions. The objective of this study is: a. to interrogate this indigenous philosophical thoughts with the aim of identifying its relevance to human interaction and endeavour in modern world; b. to decolonize our mind from the the believe that theoretical and philosophical thoughts can only emanate from the West; c. to encourage objective inputs through value adding to the thought; d. to encourage scholars to critically interrogate this thought in their various fields and specialisation and improve on it.
SAMUEL OLURANTI is a Associate Professor / Reader at the Department of Sociology
SAMUEL has a D. Phil. in Sociology Sociology of Work from University of South Africa, Pretoria
