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Ambassador Opens Seminar to Combat Trafficking in Persons On June 4, the Embassy hosted the opening ceremony for a USG-funded American Bar Association (ABA) seminar titled “Promoting a Multi-Disciplinary Strategy to Combating Trafficking in Persons.” Ambassador Garvey addressed the opening session by calling for stronger implementation of existing child anti-trafficking laws and for the creation of a law to prohibit adult trafficking. The day-long seminar, which included 40 high-level participants from the Ministries of Justice, Labor, Security, and Social Affairs, focused on the prevention of trafficking, the prosecution of traffickers, and the protection of victims. The group developed several recommendations, including calling for an amendment to the 2006 law prohibiting the trafficking of children to include adults, establishing a national office to combat trafficking, and including training about trafficking in the public service school’s curriculum. The Minister of Employment and Professional Formation, Zacherie Perevet, attended the opening session. The Secretary of State in Charge of Penitentiary Administration, Emmanuel Ngafesson delivered remarks on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
To read the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Report for Cameroon, click here.
