Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Report summary:Nigeria’s laws offer limited coverage for domestic workers, granting them entitlements to workplace injury benefit and pensions. However, domestic workers remain excluded from a vast majority of labor laws. Nigerian law also fails to offer dependent leave, flexible working arrangements, and adoptive leave to family caregivers across the country. As such, Nigeria is ranked as “Emerging” with a score of 3.16 on the GCPI.
Overall GCPI Score: 3.16/10
GCPI band: Emerging
The recommended citation for this report is as follows: Sadanandan, Shanya and Anju M. Paul. 2022. Global Care Policy Index 2022 Country Report: Nigeria. Singapore: Global Care Policy Index.