Peter Olayiwola
Biographic Data
| ID | 925494 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Olayiwola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Olayiwola |
| SIGNATURE | OLAYIWOLA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nottingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2083-0178 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
They Just Have to Adopt These Conventions’: Anti-child Trafficking Policies and Politics in Nigeria
Child domestic workers are among those in need of rescue according to popular discourse because they are often victims of exploitation. There are a wide range of international policy documents and actors working to rescue these children. Based on a study conducted in Nigeria, this article unpacks the politics around existing policies and operations to rescue these children. It argues that anti-trafficking policies are often accompanied with surve…
Modern Slavery, Immigration Regimes and Migrant Workers in Social Care
There have been increasing reports of criminal elements (brokers and employers) taking advantage of desperate migrants since the introduction of the health and care worker visa in the UK in 2022. These reports fit broadly with dominant accounts of modern slavery and exploitation that often categorise migrants as ‘exploited slaves’ working in low-paying jobs and susceptible to the whims and caprices of employers and brokers. But the victimhood nar…
On exploitation, agency and child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
The engagement of children in domestic work in third-party households is mostly conceived as a decision that benefits adult actors – employers, intermediaries and/or parents – at the expense of young people. Thus, child domestic workers are often depicted as victims of different kinds of exploitation – ranging from the nature of their recruitment to the work they do; and the conditions under which the work is done. This popular representation of …
Vulnerabilities, support systems and child domestic work in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work (CDW) is often depicted as a poverty-induced and ignorance-manufactured problem requiring urgent attention. Thus, the dominant policies in this regard have often advocated addressing the factors pushing children into domestic service while little or nothing is done about factors beyond the sending households or the structures within which the work is done. This article examines factors influencing employers’ choices, and the c…
Challenging stories about child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
This paper answers some salient questions about poverty and child domestic work (CDW) and discusses other reasons for working in domestic service beyond absolute deprivation. Drawing from findings from an ethnographic study, I argue that working in domestic service remains a viable option for many households in a society without a functioning social welfare system. While the focus on harm has dominated discussions on and campaigns against CDW, it…
Killing the Tree by Cutting the Foliage Instead of Uprooting It?’ Rethinking awareness campaigns as a response to trafficking in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work is one of the issues often connected with human trafficking in popular discourses. The idea of ignorant and unsuspecting parents and children being tricked into situations of trafficking for domestic labour is rife and has driven education and awareness campaigns as keys to addressing trafficking. This paper offers a critique of awareness creation as an anti-trafficking strategy. Based on an ethnographic study of child domesti…
Challenging stories about child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
This paper answers some salient questions about poverty and child domestic work (CDW) and discusses other reasons for working in domestic service beyond absolute deprivation. Drawing from findings from an ethnographic study, I argue that working in domestic service remains a viable option for many households in a society without a functioning social welfare system. While the focus on harm has dominated discussions on and campaigns against CDW, it…
Killing the Tree by Cutting the Foliage Instead of Uprooting It?’ Rethinking awareness campaigns as a response to trafficking in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work is one of the issues often connected with human trafficking in popular discourses. The idea of ignorant and unsuspecting parents and children being tricked into situations of trafficking for domestic labour is rife and has driven education and awareness campaigns as keys to addressing trafficking. This paper offers a critique of awareness creation as an anti-trafficking strategy. Based on an ethnographic study of child domesti…
On exploitation, agency and child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
The engagement of children in domestic work in third-party households is mostly conceived as a decision that benefits adult actors – employers, intermediaries and/or parents – at the expense of young people. Thus, child domestic workers are often depicted as victims of different kinds of exploitation – ranging from the nature of their recruitment to the work they do; and the conditions under which the work is done. This popular representation of …
Vulnerabilities, support systems and child domestic work in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work (CDW) is often depicted as a poverty-induced and ignorance-manufactured problem requiring urgent attention. Thus, the dominant policies in this regard have often advocated addressing the factors pushing children into domestic service while little or nothing is done about factors beyond the sending households or the structures within which the work is done. This article examines factors influencing employers’ choices, and the c…
Killing the Tree by Cutting the Foliage Instead of Uprooting It?’ Rethinking awareness campaigns as a response to trafficking in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work is one of the issues often connected with human trafficking in popular discourses. The idea of ignorant and unsuspecting parents and children being tricked into situations of trafficking for domestic labour is rife and has driven education and awareness campaigns as keys to addressing trafficking. This paper offers a critique of awareness creation as an anti-trafficking strategy. Based on an ethnographic study of child domesti…
Vulnerabilities, support systems and child domestic work in South-West Nigeria
Child domestic work (CDW) is often depicted as a poverty-induced and ignorance-manufactured problem requiring urgent attention. Thus, the dominant policies in this regard have often advocated addressing the factors pushing children into domestic service while little or nothing is done about factors beyond the sending households or the structures within which the work is done. This article examines factors influencing employers’ choices, and the c…
Challenging stories about child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
This paper answers some salient questions about poverty and child domestic work (CDW) and discusses other reasons for working in domestic service beyond absolute deprivation. Drawing from findings from an ethnographic study, I argue that working in domestic service remains a viable option for many households in a society without a functioning social welfare system. While the focus on harm has dominated discussions on and campaigns against CDW, it…
On exploitation, agency and child domestic work: Evidence from South-West Nigeria
The engagement of children in domestic work in third-party households is mostly conceived as a decision that benefits adult actors – employers, intermediaries and/or parents – at the expense of young people. Thus, child domestic workers are often depicted as victims of different kinds of exploitation – ranging from the nature of their recruitment to the work they do; and the conditions under which the work is done. This popular representation of …
They Just Have to Adopt These Conventions’: Anti-child Trafficking Policies and Politics in Nigeria
Child domestic workers are among those in need of rescue according to popular discourse because they are often victims of exploitation. There are a wide range of international policy documents and actors working to rescue these children. Based on a study conducted in Nigeria, this article unpacks the politics around existing policies and operations to rescue these children. It argues that anti-trafficking policies are often accompanied with surve…
Modern Slavery, Immigration Regimes and Migrant Workers in Social Care
There have been increasing reports of criminal elements (brokers and employers) taking advantage of desperate migrants since the introduction of the health and care worker visa in the UK in 2022. These reports fit broadly with dominant accounts of modern slavery and exploitation that often categorise migrants as ‘exploited slaves’ working in low-paying jobs and susceptible to the whims and caprices of employers and brokers. But the victimhood nar…
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