COMBATING LABOUR AND SEX TRAFFICKING IN CAMEROON : The Role of NGO in rescuing women and young girls from labour and sex trafficking in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon
Ndungana, Divine (2018)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018112217836
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018112217836
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Despite the growing efforts by global and local actors to fight against human trafficking, this trade is still booming even in recent times. Women, young girls and children as victims of trafficking, are peculiarly vulnerable, as children are completely dependent on adults for a livelihood and while women and young girls are faced with discrimination against them. In present-day debate, couple of studies treat trafficking as an issue in its own right. The purpose of this research is to correct this situation by examining the root causes of trafficking. To be precise, the study seeks to find the role of NGOs in rescuing victims of sex and force labour trafficking in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon.
The research uses previous literature on trafficking to form a theoretical framework, by constructed categories. Qualitative interview methodology is used to extract data, with regular and open ended questions. During the study, four interviews were car-ried out with an NGO in Cameroon. The findings that which studies generate are compared and analysed, in relation to each other and the modern day global debate on trafficking. Through the interviews it was found that, the root causes of sex and forced labour trafficking in Cameroon are gender inequality, internal displacement, poverty, low level of education, socio political atmosphere. Poor implementation of legislation was found to be the reason of the discrepancies in Cameroon's legal framework.
It became clear from the research that theoretical framework of trafficking is not enough to conceptualize and defeat complex problems which calls for the need of a comprehensive approach towards sex and forced labour trafficking. There is a need for clearer legal definition in Cameroon. There is the necessity to direct educational efforts to all the stakeholders as well as the population as whole. There is an urgent need for the government to work in collaboration with NGOs. The trafficking of women, young girls and children is deep rooted in Cameroon, so unless large and concrete efforts are made to repair this situation, trafficking in women, young girls and children for sexual and forced labour exploitation will surely last more longer.
The research uses previous literature on trafficking to form a theoretical framework, by constructed categories. Qualitative interview methodology is used to extract data, with regular and open ended questions. During the study, four interviews were car-ried out with an NGO in Cameroon. The findings that which studies generate are compared and analysed, in relation to each other and the modern day global debate on trafficking. Through the interviews it was found that, the root causes of sex and forced labour trafficking in Cameroon are gender inequality, internal displacement, poverty, low level of education, socio political atmosphere. Poor implementation of legislation was found to be the reason of the discrepancies in Cameroon's legal framework.
It became clear from the research that theoretical framework of trafficking is not enough to conceptualize and defeat complex problems which calls for the need of a comprehensive approach towards sex and forced labour trafficking. There is a need for clearer legal definition in Cameroon. There is the necessity to direct educational efforts to all the stakeholders as well as the population as whole. There is an urgent need for the government to work in collaboration with NGOs. The trafficking of women, young girls and children is deep rooted in Cameroon, so unless large and concrete efforts are made to repair this situation, trafficking in women, young girls and children for sexual and forced labour exploitation will surely last more longer.