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Abstract<\/h2>\n

This work examines how difficult economic situation has affected the quality of workers\u2019 family life in the domains of domestic comfort, health seeking behaviour, feeding habits and leisure activities. The systematic non-random sampling method was used to select respondents in which we started with an nth subject and then selected every twentieth unit after the first was selected. We discovered that the higher the rate of decent jobs in a sector, the higher the income inequality in that sector and precarious sectors like the informal and agricultural sectors have very low-income inequality. The public sector is a very decent sector in Cameroons with more decent jobs concentration and less income inequality than the private sector which has less decent jobs and higher inequality. The higher the income inequality in a sector, the higher the inequality of workers\u2019 access to modern health facilities and the diversification of their leisure activities. Works in Douala do not help workers to live a sustainable life void of poverty, hunger, indecent and health problems. The government should invest\u2002in\u2002education\u2002and\u2002training, promote the private sector and the agricultural sector to\u2002enhance\u2002employability and to identify and register informal sector workers.\u2002
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\nNanche, B. R. (2024). Sectors labour force participation and poverty in the Douala Metropolis of CameroonAfrican Journal of Social Work, 14(6), 328-341. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.4314\/ajsw.v14i6.4
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  • Billa Robert NANCHE (Associate Professor, University of Maroua-Cameroon, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Sciences for Development)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Keywords<\/h2>\n

    Cameroon, domestic comfort, health, income inequality, work<\/p>\n

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