With 22 million young Vietnamese regularly online, developing critical thinking, self-protection skills, and the ability to raise awareness about labour exploitation are among the most effective tools in combating human trafficking.
The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime (Hanoi Convention) is expected to provide a robust legal framework that enables countries to cooperate more effectively in preventing and prosecuting human trafficking and online fraud while safeguarding the rights of individuals, especially migrants, said Kendra Rinas, Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam.
Hang affirmed that Vietnam has been implementing anti-human trafficking efforts in line with key solutions under the Programme on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control for the 2021–2025 period.
The national telephone hotline for the prevention of human trafficking (111) was inaugurated on September 19 by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam.
Exploiting the common lure of “easy jobs with high salaries”, the suspects recruited and sold 13 victims from rural western communes of Nghe An to companies operating scams in the Golden Triangle.
During the second dialogue, the two sides discussed a range of regional security and transnational organised crime issues, including maritime security, supply chain security, money laundering, and cooperation to combat illegal immigration, narcotics, cybercrimes, wildlife trafficking, human trafficking, and financial crimes.
Speaking at a ceremony in Hue city on July 31 to launch a nationwide campaign against human trafficking, Binh urged every individual, household, and the entire society to join hands in preventing and eliminating this dangerous crime and protecting the peaceful life of the people, especially women and girls.
Mitsue Pembroke, Acting Chief of Mission of IOM Vietnam, praised the Vietnamese Government’s ongoing efforts in promoting safe migration and in preventing and controlling human trafficking, with the recent amendment of the 2024 Law on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control.
Vietnam has made tremendous progress in combating human trafficking in recent years, Chief of Mission of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Vietnam Kendra Rinas has stated.
AIPA President and Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives Tan Sri Johari Abdul said that a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released on May 28 warned that ASEAN youth are facing emerging threats from synthetic drugs, especially when they are disguised in products such as e-cigarettes.
The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) is working with several state institutions equipped with cyber surveillance capabilities to protect citizens from human trafficking syndicates.
Belgian King Philippe's meetings with top leaders of Vietnam, the 16th session of the Vietnam-Belarus Intergovernmental Committee on Economic, Trade, and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, and Singapore's approval of the import of selected poultry meat and egg products from Vietnam are among news highlights on April 1 evening.
In a meeting with UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, both sides reaffirmed their strong cooperation in migration management, human trafficking investigation, and immigration control.
In response to this situation, Vietnam has issued various policies, legal frameworks, programmes, and important action plans to combat human trafficking and illegal immigration, and implemented comprehensive preventive and enforcement measures, demonstrating a firm commitment to eliminating this type of crime and contributing to the goal of “protecting human security.”
In 2024, Cambodia cracked down 197 cases relating to human trafficking and sexual exploitation, an increase of over 20% compared to the previous year. The authorities identified 523 victims and arrested 273 suspects and sent them to court, including 30 foreigners.
This came after the Philippine government arranged for the repatriation of three trafficking victims on March 16 from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Representatives from the governments of Laos and Thailand met in the Lao capital Vientiane to discuss strategies to combat human trafficking.
Tang expressed his gratitude to the Thai government for its crucial role in coordinating with the Hong Kong side to rescue and ensure the safe return of 48 Hong Kong nationals, who had been lured into working for fraudulent call centres in Myanmar.
Vietnam considers combating human trafficking a crucial task to protect human rights in accordance with international law, including international conventions on human rights to which Vietnam is a signatory.
Vietnam and the UK committed to focusing on efforts to prevent illegal migration and human trafficking. Combined efforts also cover repatriation and legal migration routes, implementing solutions to prevent illegal migration, capacity-building training on migration procedures, improving awareness-raising and information exchange.