A draft regulation on providing public services for victims of humantrafficking was discussed at a two-day workshop in HCM City onAugust 3.
Officials from 14 southern and central provinces as well as domestic and foreign organisations attended the meeting.
The draft regulation outlines the responsibilities of State agencies,domestic and foreign organisations as well as individuals, according toDr Le Thi Ha, deputy head of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids andSocial Affairs' Social Evils Prevention Department.
Services for trafficked victims who return to the country include legalassistance, health care, vocational training, job creation and loanassistance, Ha said.
Because a law on trafficking in womenand children has not been enacted, the new regulation would serve as alegal foundation to ensure the victims' rights and their minimum needs.
Officials and staff in pilot cities and provinces in the Mekong Deltawill review a handbook explaining the regulation so that furtheradjustment of the draft can be made before it is submitted for approval.
As of May 3, 190 trafficked women and children had returned to the country from abroad.
Forty percent of them had been rescued and handed over to authorities,and the remaining returned on their own, according to a report from theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Of thatfigure, more than 2,500 returnees have received psychological andhealthcare assistance and more than 1,000 other returnees have receivedfinancial and vocational-training assistance, funded from the Statebudget.
For the 2011-15 period, the ministry has set atarget that 80 percent of repatriated trafficked victims will receiveassistance to help them reintegrate into society./.
Officials from 14 southern and central provinces as well as domestic and foreign organisations attended the meeting.
The draft regulation outlines the responsibilities of State agencies,domestic and foreign organisations as well as individuals, according toDr Le Thi Ha, deputy head of the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids andSocial Affairs' Social Evils Prevention Department.
Services for trafficked victims who return to the country include legalassistance, health care, vocational training, job creation and loanassistance, Ha said.
Because a law on trafficking in womenand children has not been enacted, the new regulation would serve as alegal foundation to ensure the victims' rights and their minimum needs.
Officials and staff in pilot cities and provinces in the Mekong Deltawill review a handbook explaining the regulation so that furtheradjustment of the draft can be made before it is submitted for approval.
As of May 3, 190 trafficked women and children had returned to the country from abroad.
Forty percent of them had been rescued and handed over to authorities,and the remaining returned on their own, according to a report from theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Of thatfigure, more than 2,500 returnees have received psychological andhealthcare assistance and more than 1,000 other returnees have receivedfinancial and vocational-training assistance, funded from the Statebudget.
For the 2011-15 period, the ministry has set atarget that 80 percent of repatriated trafficked victims will receiveassistance to help them reintegrate into society./.
