About 5.6 percent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking, and only 2.8 percent of them confirmed they were victims of human trafficking. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – About 5.6 percent of Vietnamese children are at riskof trafficking, and only 2.8 percent of them confirmed they were victims ofhuman trafficking, according to the latest research announced on August 13 by theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ Institute of Labour and SocialAffairs (ILSA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.
The research, carried out by Coram International, UNICEFVietnam and UNICEF UK, looked into patterns, trends and factors that put manychildren at risk of trafficking and slavery, identified specific elements thatincrease children’s vulnerability, as well as examined experience of thevictims who were rescued and integrated into the community.
According to ILSA Deputy Director Luu Quang Tuan, the research team conductedtwo large surveys from 2017, engaging over 3,885 children and adolescences in36 communes nationwide.
Another survey was carried out on 84 people aged 12-24, who were victims ofhuman trafficking and have received support from the State’s social protectionagencies.
The research revealed that girls, boys and young women and men are exposed tothe same risks, and victims of human trafficking were frequently lured by falsepromises of a lucrative job, high income, and education opportunities. Most ofthe rescued victims found it hard to access support services.
Recommendations to prevent and respond to child trafficking and slavery werealso highlighted in the research.
Deputy Representative of UNICEF Vietnam Lesley Miller said the research has asignificant meaning with UNICEF’s policies and programmes in Vietnam.
It is a must to improve database on human trafficking, and promote preventivemeasures through raising public awareness of the trafficking risks among theimmigrants, and bettering social services for vulnerable impoverishedhouseholds.
She also stressed competent authorities should generate jobs for adolescences,and increase vulnerable children’s accessibility to social protectionservices.-VNA
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