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Title: | The Absorption of Labour into the Urban Informal Sector: The Position of Women in Nigeria |
Author: | Okojie, Christiana E.E. |
Year: | 1990 |
Periodical: | The Nigerian Journal of Economic and Social Studies |
Volume: | 32 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 247-268 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | women migrants women's employment informal sector economics Labor and Employment |
Abstract: | The paper examines labour absorption in five urban centres - Benin City, Warri, Agbor, Orerokpe, Irrua - in Bendel State of Nigeria, concentrating on the employment opportunities for women, factors determining participation in the informal sector and the absorption of migrants in the urban economy. The study showed that migrant women were mainly dependent movers, moving to accompany or join husbands or parents. Female labour force participation rates were generally high and most women worked for economic reasons. While the majority of men were absorbed into wage employment in the formal sector, the majority of women, migrants and nonmigrants alike, were absorbed into the informal sector. In all five urban centres, the most popular occupation for women was trading. Incomes were generally lower and hours of work longer in the informal sector. The most important factors influencing absorption into the informal sector were education, sex, migrant status (among men), and the socioeconomic status of households. It is suggested that policy measures should aim at increasing employment opportunities in urban centres and reducing rural-urban migration and population growth rates. Bibliogr., sum. |