control teams from the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training to the job-matching enterprises, the difficult localisation of the said enterprises, failure to forward statistical data of the number of persons employed in the said organisations, and the inexistence of employment contracts signed by the workers employed in the said enterprises. In a bid to guarantee the rights of Cameroonians in the country of employment, negotiations were undertaken with countries of the Middle East with a view to concluding agreements on the jobs and concerted management of the labour force. 52- The State took some measures to better protect Cameroonians in such foreign countries by setting up a Consulate-General in Dubai that is functional since 7 November 2017, and at the level of the Ministry of External Relations, a Department in charge of Cameroonians abroad, foreigners in Cameroon, Migration and Refugee Issues that is also functional since 7 November 2017. Besides, a Monitoring Unit or Technical Secretariat was set up to identify all acts of alleged slavery by all means possible that may be used to communicate information likely to help the victims and dismantle the networks. 53- The State intends to open a toll-free telephone number under the early warning and reporting mechanism of cases of trafficking in persons. 54- In order to obtain suppression efficiency, capacity development activities on Human Rights were organised, including modules on trafficking in persons. Such activities that were organised by the State or in collaboration with partners, brought together Judicial and Legal Officers, Judicial Police Officers, social workers and civil society stakeholders. 55- In this regard, Cameroon was one of the 5 participating countries in the Priority Solidarity Fund "Support for combating trafficking in persons in countries of the Gulf of Guinea" financed by France. The goal of the Project was to combat modern forms of slavery and dismantle networks. 56- It is worthy to highlight the support of partners such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM)24, and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) 25 in the capacity development of staff. 57- These organizations helped obtain results at the level of investigations and prosecution. In 2017, the Police initiated 89 proceedings relating to slavery and trafficking in persons, arrested 112 suspects and referred them before the courts. Courts heard and determined cases relating to trafficking in persons and convicted offenders. 58- Although some discussion platforms have already been established in some Regions, the suppression chain still has to address the challenges relating to the coordination of the different stakeholders, police and judicial cooperation in the light of the trans-border nature of the phenomenon, and the protection of victims and witnesses taking into account the intimidation capacity of trafficking networks. In this regard, a legal framework for the protection of witnesses could be envisioned. 59- Challenges relating to the management of victims are also of prior importance. That is why victims of trafficking in persons were provided shelter, food, medical care and psychosocial support especially as part of the repatriation of Cameroonians from Libya and Niger. 60- In a bid to better rationalise actions, the Standard Operating Procedure and National System Referencing Document on Prevention and Combating Slavery and Trafficking in Persons in 24 Training Workshop on Slavery in Central Africa organised in Yaounde from 18 to 20 March 2014 for Police and Gendarmerie officers 25 See Training Workshop on Trafficking in Persons in Central Africa held in Yaounde from 3 to 5 April 2018 bringing together 33 participants comprising Police, Gendarmerie, and Customs officers, and Judicial and Legal Officers from Cameroon, Congo Brazaville, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe. 14