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Update news human trafficking
Authorities have arrested and charged two individuals from northern Việt Nam for trafficking minors under the age of 16.
Authorities in Thanh Hoa have successfully dismantled a human trafficking ring, rescuing 58 female employees, including 12 minors, who were illegally detained at the G7 karaoke complex.
A new training curriculum on counter-trafficking and victim protection has been developed for frontline border officers.
The network, which leveraged social media platforms to connect with vulnerable mothers, was recently dismantled by HCM City police, who revealed the sophisticated methods used to carry out these illegal activities.
On the afternoon of August 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department announced the successful dismantling of a large-scale infant trafficking ring.
Members of a scam organization made friends with single Vietnamese women to gain their trust, asked for investment, and then appropriated money from them.
The police have implemented a range of measures to strengthen its anti-trafficking efforts, including expediting the finalisation and passage of the revised Anti-Trafficking Law.
Dong Nai Police, joining forces with Bac Giang Police, have rescued two trafficking victims who were going through Dong Nai province on their way to Cambodia.
Most human trafficking victims are in good psychological condition in the first 1-3 months after they are rescued, but problems arise in the following months.
H went to Cambodia after receiving an offer about "easy job, high pay" of VND10-15 million a month. But after several days of working, he realized that he had fallen into a human traffickers’ nest.
Many people have become victims of human and organ trafficking rings after being offered high pay.
Border guards based in the central province of Ha Tinh have successfully rescued four Vietnamese victims who were alleged to have fallen into a scam to get ‘high-paying easy jobs’ in Laos by human trafficking rings.
Seven defendants in a case involving human trafficking at a Cambodian casino have been sentenced to prison, with the longest jail term being 10 years.
When the child refused to marry the man more than twice her age, both her mother and grandmother threatened to commit suicide if she didn’t go through with the wedding.
Commander of the Border Guard Command Lieutenant General Le Duc Thai and Head of Home Office International Operation of the UK’s Home Office Victoria Pullen signed an agreement on cooperation in the prevention and combating of human trafficking.
At the Vietnam - Cambodia and Vietnam – Laos borders, human trafficking activities have been reported at casinos and online companies owned by foreigners involving forced labour, online fraud and sexual exploitation.
Border guards of the Ha Tien International Border Gate have successfully rescued two Vietnamese men who were alleged to fall into a casino scam to get ‘high-paying easy jobs’ in Cambodia by human trafficking rings.
IOM also supports capacity building for officers of the Vietnam Border Guard - an effort to contribute to effectively fighting human trafficking and strengthening border management.
The Vietnamese Embassy in France has said it is keeping a close watch on a case in which some people believed to be Vietnamese citizens were found on a refrigerated truck in Rhone of Lyon city.
The International Organisation for Migration, in collaboration with the Ambassadors of Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US to Vietnam, has produced a video to dispel misconceptions about human trafficking.