Disability and Labour Force Participation in Cameroon

Abstract

Abstract:This paper examines the effect of disability on labour force participation using the Cameroon 2007 Household Survey. Statistical and econometric tests indicate that disability represents a barrier to employment in the Cameroon labour market. For instance, disability status reduces men's probability of getting into the labour market by 0.8% for the public sector, 0.05% for the formal private sector and by 2.9% for the informal sector. Other noteworthy results are the fact that women face greater constraints in entering the labour market and investments in general and specific human capital increase the probability of getting a job in the Cameroon.

Livelihood opportunities amongst adults with and without disabilities in Cameroon and India: A case control study

“…The evidence of substantially lower participation in work among persons with disabilities compared to their non-disabled peers in this study corroborates the limited literature on the negative relationship between disability and access to livelihoods in LMICs [ 13 , 44 , 45 ]. The very limited available evidence from Cameroon and India specifically also corroborates our findings[ 46 ]. This reinforces the theorized pathway to poverty via barriers to decent work for persons with disabilities and their families and is contrary to Article 27 of the UNCRPD on the right of persons with disabilities to work on an equal basis as others[ 4 ].…”