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Give Nigerian Workers a Plain-Language Guide to Their Rights
Most Nigerian employees do not know what they are legally entitled to. Employers — aware of this — routinely violate labour law without consequence. Design the tool that shifts this information imbalance.
Closes 10 Sept 2026
The brief
The Nigerian Labour Act, Trade Union Act, and Factories Act together provide workers with substantive rights — to minimum wage, to safe working conditions, to protection against unfair dismissal, to maternity leave. The majority of Nigerian employees are not aware of these rights in practical terms, and even fewer know how to enforce them. The National Industrial Court exists but is inaccessible to most workers. The information asymmetry between employers and employees is a structural injustice.
Your challenge is to design a worker rights knowledge and enforcement tool for Nigerian employees. It must explain worker rights in plain language in at least four Nigerian languages, allow a worker to check whether their specific situation involves a legal violation, and provide a concrete pathway to enforcement — whether through complaint to the Ministry of Labour, trade union referral, or the National Industrial Court.
Submit a product design document (max 12 pages) including: the knowledge architecture and content scope, how local language versions are created and maintained, the situation assessment interface, the enforcement pathway design, how anonymity is protected where needed, and a plan to reach 500,000 workers across three industries in 12 months.
Judging criteria: 35% content clarity and language accessibility, 30% situation assessment design, 20% enforcement pathway credibility, 15% worker reach plan.