In Nigerian, Anugwom (2007) attributes this growth to the vulnerability of employees in
Nigeria, occasioned by high level of unemployment and accompanying poverty. The question
however, is whether the quest to achieve a sustainable construction and development is
realizable given the magnitude of impacts this kind of employment system has on the overall
well being of the construction industry. In the same vein, the system negates the principles of
quality of work life. Moreover, Laplagne, Glover and Fry (2005) argue that the rise in the
proportion of workers and firms involved in flexible form of employment such as hire labour
has led to concerns about the implications of this expansion for the job security, job safety and
job satisfaction of Australian workers.