- Author(s): O. Samuel, DPhil
- Volume 5 No. 1 & 2, 2021
This paper focuses on occupational hazards prevalent among the informal economy operators (IEOs) in the University of Ibadan and Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria. Adopting Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and key informant interview (KII), it assesses the typologies of the IEOs, occupational hazards associated with their jobs, their level of awareness of OHS, the precautionary measures put in place and reciprocal role of the Universities to their occupational health and safety challenges. The ndings reveal the enormous contributions of the IEOs in Universities as well as the reciprocal
impact the Universities also have on them. It was further revealed that the IEOs pay no attention to OHS issues as the necessary precautionary measures and personal occupational health awareness are lacking. They have no access to health management centre within the universities. The paper suggests improvement in relationship and recommends integration of the IEOs into the
Universities’ health service programmes.