Survey Data that Capture Domestic Work Conditions in Nigeria During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Domestic work represents an important yet inefficiently regulated sector in Nigeria. A significant fraction of the workforce in the sector therefore operate informally. Consequently, unexpected prolonged economic shocks that disrupt the traditional work routine such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the 2026 severe crude oil shortages, are expected to disproportionately affect the domestic workforce. The data set presented in this article was collected in the second half of 2020 from domestic workers and employers. The primary aim was to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the working conditions of domestic workers in Nigeria and propose feasible and robust labour policies. The data set however represents a valuable resource for further investigations about informal workforce compensations and domestic work regulations under the sub-optimal conditions that are prevalent in developing countries.