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GRANITE STONE QUARRYING: DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYEE INCOME IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract – Engagement in the various granite stone production activities in quarries has made life more enjoyable to the people since they derived means of livelihood – income from it. To this extent, investigation into determinants of employee income from granite stone quarrying is needful. This study specifically aims at examining the socio-economic characteristics of granite stone quarry workers, examine workers’ income pattern and identify the socio-economic determinants of household income from granite stone quarry jobs. Primary data used for this study were sourced from 92 quarry workers, while descriptive and inferential statistics were used in presenting results. This study revealed that granite stone quarry workers are largely permanent staff (58.9%), indigenes, who engage in various secondary occupation along with their quarry engagements. The workers who have 6 years of experience most (80.5%) largely (71.8%) earn N60,000. The study further indicated that secondary occupation, employment category in quarry, working experience and proportion of household income were significantly associated at 1% level with income of workers; while at 5% level of significant, employee education is a determinant of income from quarry. Most (32.9%) of the workers earn between 26 to 50% of their house hold income from quarry job. A proportion of 21.72% of the respondents earning less than N20,000 have quarry engagements providing about 50% of their house hold income; while 21.73% of the respondents earning more than N60,000 have quarry works accounting for more than 50% of the house hold income. The income benefit derived from quarry engagement as depicted from this study can be improved; if adequate attention is placed on education since well-educated quarry staff earn more. Index Term s— Employees, Granite Stone, Income, Nigeria