EFFECTS OF LABOUR CASUALIZATION ON EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT IN NASARAWA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, LAFIA - NIGERIA

The “world of work” in recent times has witnessed an unacceptable rise in labour casualization. While global unemployment stays excessively high at around 207 million people in 2022, hundreds of millions more, through the casualization of labour, have been strapped into “working poverty”. Just as the rest of the world is relatively overwhelmed by its continuous rise, Nigeria is currently experiencing the most bizarre labour crises occasioned by casualization. The paper examines the effects of labour casualization on employee commitment in Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), Lafia, Nigeria. A social survey research design was adopted to lodge a mix- research approach which utilized primary and secondary data. Census Sampling Technique (CST)was also adopted since the entire workforce of the NSHA is not a large population. The CST is a statistical method that studies all the units of apopulation. The study is guided by Social Systems Theory which evaluates social phenomena within the context of a complex interrelationship of component elements towards system efficiency. The findings reveal a labour force that is characterized by an overwhelming majority of casual staff. Given this result, the paper recommends that thestate government should build a broad economic structure that can create standard employment for the qualified and employable populace to control labour casualization.