For the purpose of this law, the following definitions shall
apply:
a) A person: human being of either sex regardless of age;
b) Trafficking in persons: the fact of promoting or ensuring the
movement of a person inside or outside Cameroon in order to
obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or other material benefit of
whatever nature;
c) Slavery
in
persons:
defined
as
the
recruitment,
transfer,
accommodation or reception of persons for exploitation, through
threat, the use of force or other forms of coercion, kidnapping,
fraud, deception, abuse of authority or taking advantage of a
state of vulnerability or through offer or acceptance of benefits to
obtain the consent of a person having authority over the victim;
d) Exploitation of persons: shall include, at least, the exploitation or
promotion of prostitution of persons, or any other forms of sexual
exploitation, exploitation of labour, or forced labour, slavery or
practices similar to slavery, serfdom or the removal or organs;
e) The consent of the person is void: where acts of violence were
committed on the victim himself or on persons having legal or
customary custody over him;
f) Debt bondage of persons: the fact of pledging a person as
security before a creditor of a loan or a debt for purposes of
exploitation.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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